ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care presented the 2024 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards at the organization's recent Achieving Accreditation conference.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has been approved as a national accreditation organization for ASCs by CMS. 

CMS has renewed its approval for The Joint Commissions' ASC accreditation program. 

The Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center, located on the campus of WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital, has been re-accredited by the  Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a July 23 report from The Standard-Journal.

Patient experience scores at ASCS hit a five-year high in 2023, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey.

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center earned the American College of Surgeons' Surgical Quality Partner designation, according to a June 3 news release.

Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Panther Creek in Cary, N.C., was re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The California Society of Plastic Surgeons called on state legislators to require any doctor performing outpatient cosmetic surgery to be residency-trained in the procedures offered. 

The Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C., has earned four certificates of excellence from DNV Healthcare, according to an April 5 report from Wilmington Biz. 

Natick, Mass.-based New England Surgical Suites has earned an advanced orthopedic certification for both total joint replacements and complex spine surgery from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.