ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Knoxville (Tenn.) Kidney Center has received accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to a WBIR report.

Minnesota state officials are investigating a surgical fire that occurred at New River Medical Center in Monticello late last month, according to a KSTP report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on New River Medical Center.

CMS has issued a report outlining several safety violations at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Calif.,, according to a Mercury News report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Natividad Medical Center.

Gannett Health Services, part of Cornell University, has been re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Due to technical difficulties, the ASC Association's Outcomes Monitoring Project 4th Quarter Reports will be delayed.

Jennifer Hadley has been named director of quality for Siouxland Surgery Center in Dakota Dunes, S.D., according to a Sioux City Journal report.

The Joint Commission and its non-profit affiliate Joint Commission Resources have announced several board appointments and reappointments.

The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a non-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has appointed Belle Lerner, MA, as its new assistant director.

The National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission today announced the 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.

The American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery announced plans to combine their respective national bariatric surgery accreditation programs into a single unified accreditation program for bariatric surgery centers.