ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Here are six strategies to ensure your healthcare organization is maintaining accurate, complete, legible medical records, according to the latest Connection publication from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga., has achieves accreditation from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to a Moultrie Observer report.

Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colo., received re-accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colo., has received re-accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Summit Daily report.

Senators Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) have introduced legislation to improve patient safety by boosting the quality and safety of medical imaging and radiation therapy.

Donna Tiberi, RN, a standards interpretation staff member with the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, discusses 10 common roadblocks observed during the surveying process of achieving ambulatory surgery center accreditation.

West Coast Vascular in Ventura, Calif., has earned accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Thousand Oaks Acorn report.

CMS has again granted The Joint Commission deeming authority for the accreditation of clinical laboratories.

CMS has issued a memorandum that states healthcare providers that do not comply with United States Pharmacopeia standards for single-dose vials are subject to federal citation, according to an AORN release.

The Joint Commission has appointed Leslie A. Duffy, RN, MBA, as the director for clinical services certification at The Joint Commission.