ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Creighton University Health Services Research and Patient Safety provides a free, downloadable Medication Safety Best Practices Guide for Ambulatory Care Use.

The Premier Safety Institute hosts a free, downloadable Ambulatory Patient Safety Toolkit.

Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has announced it has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a WHASC news release.

The Office of Inspector General has released a report in which it outlines shortcomings and failures by Medicare to respond adequately to alleged serious adverse events.

The following article is written by Kim LaFreniere, PhD, associate research fellow at Clorox Professional Products Co.   Infection preventionists and environmental services professionals are stationed on the frontlines of the infection prevention battleground and they understand that environmental surface…

Here are the 10 most-read reports from Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control in October. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.

Valerie Maxam-Moore, RN, MN, Vice President, ASC Operations & Quality at Laser Spine Institute, discusses 10 critical components of strong infection prevention programs at spine centers.

The Joint Commission provides a webpage dedicated to frequently asked questions concerning its National Patient Safety Goal on hand hygiene (Goal #7).

The CDC provides a free, downloadable poster and flyer for healthcare settings that convey the message of "cover your cough."

Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center, in Baxter, Minn., and an AAAHC surveyor, provided Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control with a collection of tools addressing preoperative and postoperative documentation for use in ambulatory surgery centers.