ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Premier Safety Institute offers a free, downloadable evaluation form for phlebotomy safety devices.

A watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., is urging 33 stated medical boards to investigate physicians who were disciplined by hospitals for varying reasons but not by the boards themselves, according to an Idaho Statesman report.

Richard C. Shumway, MD, has agreed to pay $5,000 after one of his patients was administered radiation on the wrong side of his mouth, according to a New Haven Independent report.

The Joint Commission has published a fact sheet on pain management and pain management standards.

The Joint Commission has announced it is revising standard LD.03.01.01.

Meadows Surgical Arts in Commerce, Ga., has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Toccoa Record report.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration has published its quality report for the third quarter of 2011.

Proposed Medicaid regulation in Missouri would require all hospitals to report serious reportable events involving Medicaid patients to the state Department of Social Services, which in turn would make that data public, according to a News-Leader report.

The following article appeared in the January 2012 issue of Connection, the e-newsletter from the AAAHC. Q. Where can I find handwashing education specifically geared to physicians? We have a good program but some of our providers, and staff, too,…

The Office of Healthcare Quality and the HHS Partnership for Patients have announced the launch of a new infection prevention campaign for families and cargegivers.