ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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.

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, 2012, David Shapiro, MD, partner at Ambulatory Surgery Company, discussed the new federal quality reporting system and what ambulatory surgery centers can do to…

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, 2012, Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, CASC, principal at NJM Consulting and surveyor at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, discussed the most common…