ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Health Care blog has published the second part in a three-part series on credentialing and privileging.

The following is written by Bobby Hillert, executive director of the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society.   The Dec. 16 edition of the Texas Register will include a new rule for Chapter 601 — Informed Consent. The rule, which will…

The ECRI Institute provides a free, downloadable poster describing emergency procedures for extinguishing fires and caring for patients if a surgical fire should occur.

The Joint Commission has issued final revisions to requirements related to the credentialing and privileging of telemedicine practitioners in hospitals and critical access hospitals, specifically standards LD.04.03.09, MS.13.01.01, and MS.01.01.01.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published safety labeling changes made prescribing information for 48 products in November.

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue.

The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue.

Anne Dean, RN, BSN, LRM, CEO and co-founder of The ADA Group, consultants for ambulatory development and regulatory compliance, shares seven quality improvement strategies based on the results of CMS surveys of ambulatory surgery centers.

CMS has issued a revision to its "30-minute" rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification (pdf).

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co.   You can't avoid them. They are everywhere you turn. They can be seen when you're inside, outside or even out in the streets. Signs are…