ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

This story was written by Carla Daley Shehata, RN, BSN, vice president of operations for Regent Surgical Health. With the implementation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2009 Conditions for Coverage, numerous new standards were mandated for ASCs…

CMS has approved two healthcare organizations — the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and Det Norske Veritas Healthcare — as continuing accrediting organizations, according to an AHA News Now report.

Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, Mich., and The Joint Commission are investigating a complaint regarding sterilization practices in the hospital's operating room, according to a Lansing State Journal report.

Advance Endoscopy Center in Dover, Del., has received accreditation from the AAAHC, according to a Dover Post report.

The Joint Commission has issued a sentinel event alert focused on hospitals' safe use of opioids.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its new case management accreditation program for organizations managing care for patients with complex healthcare and social needs.

Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, has achieved accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to a KTOO report.

David C. Watts, MD, the Vice President of Education for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF), discusses five key factors in the process of obtaining and maintaining Medicare accreditation in ambulatory surgery centers.

Based on feedback from CMS, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced changes to the AAAHC/CMS standards crosswalk.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has listed the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration's top priorities for safety within operating rooms.