ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 12 critical questions ambulatory surgery centers and other providers need to ask themselves to help ensure an effective hand hygiene program in their institution.

AORN, in the "Perioperative Patient 'Hand-Off' Tool Kit" developed by AORN and the U.S. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program, provides 10 sample patient handoff tools gathered from organizations around the country.

Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., have prioritized evidence-based best practices by pairing staff nurses with nurse scholars, according to a New York Nursing News report.

Marsha Wallander, RN, is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.   Q: Is it acceptable for healthcare workers to use non-alcohol hand sanitizer for routine (non-surgical/operating room) hand hygiene?   Marsha Wallander: There are…

Students in the 2013 class at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing have the chance to care for simulated “patients” as part of a landmark nationwide study, according to a JHU Gazette report.

The Minnesota Hospital Association offers a free, downloadable poster to help prevent patient falls.

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 patient flow worksheet template for use in ambulatory surgery centers.

Safesurg.org, a website designed to support individuals and institutions interested in improving the safety of surgical practices, provides three free videos on the use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.

The Ohio Patient Safety Institute offers a free, downloadable brochure encouraging patients to become involved in their surgical procedure and care.

Voluntary turnover trends indicate that turnover for nurses with less than three years of experience is reaching double-digits, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.