ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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.

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.