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.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The following article was written by Ann O'Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health.By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality measure reporting requirements. What you might like to…
Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, N.J., has been reaccredited by the Joint Commission, according to a Hunterdon County Democrat report.
CMS officials said Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford, Conn., can keep its Medicare status after finding the facility is back in compliance with federal standards for patient safety, according to a Hartford Courant report.
State officials from the Department of Health are investigating a surgical error that occurred at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif., according to an Orange County Register report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on St. Jude…
Advertisement
The Iowa Department of Public Health has denied a rehearing for Lee Birchansky, MD, on his request to perform cataract surgery at Fox Eye Laser & Cosmetic Institute, according to a Gazette report.
Ketchikan (Alaska) Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a SitNews report.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of CDC, provides a free, downloadable set of four posters developed for the NIOSH STOP STICKS Campaign.
The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality provides a free, downloadable environmental services high-touch training tool.
The AAAHC recently eliminated the six-month and one-year accreditation terms, and the change affects ASCs applying for accreditation after March 1. Marci Ramahi is the accreditation services manager and served as the staff liaison to the task force that recommended…