ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced the appointment of its new vice chair of the board, treasurer and secretary.

The American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologies has granted Emory University Hospital in Atlanta dual accreditation for its intensive care electroencephalography unit and epilepsy monitoring board.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has named Margaret Spear, MD, an AAAHC surveyor since 1994, as its new chair of the board.

The Joint Commission has given its Gold Seal of Approval to Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Ill., for its stroke rehabilitation program.

Cardinal Health is showing the AccredAbility, a comprehensive accreditation tracking and reporting solution, at the ASCA annual meeting in Boston.

The College of American Pathologists' Commission on Laboratory Accreditation has accredited the Mansfield (Mass.) Health Center Laboratory, according to a Mansfield Patch report.

Software company Basha and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare have come to an agreement to offer Basha's ASCpro clients access to an electronic edition of AAAHC standards.

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has granted accreditation to the cardiology department of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D., according to a Yankton Press & Dakotan report.

Here are seven recent accreditations for healthcare facilities.

Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles has agreed to long-term use of MMX Healthcare's AccredAbility, a cloud-based accreditation tracking and reporting solution.