ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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…

The Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg, Pa., offers a free, downloadable poster discussing ways to minimize and fight airway fires during surgery.

The New York State Department of Health has ordered Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway to suspend its clinical laboratory, stop admitting new patients, cancel all surgeries and procedures and develop a plan to transfer inpatients to other facilities after an…

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will begin rolling out a new accreditation process for medical residency programs, which will include an outcomes-based evaluation system, according to a news release.

Patient Safety Awareness Week is scheduled for March 4-10.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has awarded Innovative Product Achievements with the AORN Seal of Recognition for an educational program focusing on proper scrubs laundering and changing of warm-up jackets, according to a news release from AORN.

Two studies examining applications to training programs in obstetrics found that up to 30 of every 100 applicants took credit for research publications that could not be found, according to a FOX News report.

In a new, free video from CDC, Dr. Melissa Schaefer talks about the infection risks associated with sharing insulin pens.

The Joint Commission will investigate a complaint filed against Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City after a patient allegedly had to wait five hours before receiving an "urgently needed kidney dialysis," according to a New York Daily News…

The Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg, Pa., offers a free, downloadable obstructive sleep apnea preoperative screening tool.