ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Louisville (Ky.) Endoscopy Center has earned an additional three years of accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to an EndoNurse report.

Ambulatory surgery centers will not longer be required to stock a CMS-mandated roster of emergency equipment, but will instead be able to choose the tools necessary for their specific patient base and procedures, according to a recent federal transmittal.

Joint Commission Resources, an affiliate of The Joint Commission, offers a free, downloadable worksheet designed to guide required education for staff, volunteers, physicians and volunteers.

Aetna has clarified its new reimbursement policy for in-office surgical pathology testing, according to a news release from The Joint Commission.

Joint Commission Resources has launched The Joint Commission Certified Accreditation Professional program.

Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center has achieved re-accreditation by the AAAHC, according to a Digital Journal report.

The Joint Commission is seeking public input on several proposed changes to its disease-specific care certification program standards.

National Surgical Centers of America has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Digital Journal report.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care announced its new board officers for 2012-2013.

Gregg J. Altobella, MS CCC-SLP, has been named director of RA Accreditation, RA/OPT Division of the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, according to a Lake County News-Sun report.