Missouri State University's Taylor Health and Wellness Center has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a KTTS report.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Quad City Ambulatory Surgery Center in Moline, Ill., has achieved accreditation by the AAAHC, according to a Quad Cities Online report.
The Joint Commission has released 2013 Patient Safety Goals for hospitals.
The Joint Commission has released 2013 Patient Safety Goals for ambulatory care and office-based surgery.
Forty percent of all Joint Commission hospital surveys in 2011 and in the first half of 2012 included findings for standard EC.02.03.05, which requires documentation of the maintenance, inspection and testing of fire safety features.
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At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, Alice Epstein, director of risk control at CNA HealthPro, presented on compliance essentials for the life safety code in ASCs.
The American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities has announced that preeminent plastic surgeon Geoffrey R. Keyes, MD, FACS, has been elected the association's new board president.
At the 19th annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Gina Dolsen, RN, BSN, MA, vice president of operations for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners and an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor, provided eight tips…
Humble (Texas) Surgical Hospital has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, according to an Ultimate Lake Houston report.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Beverly Robins, director of accreditation and certification services at Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, discusses three key issues related to HFAP accreditation.