ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reviewed additional documentation from Carlisle (Penn.) Regional Medical Center and found staffing levels were not the cause of two patient deaths as previously believed, according to a hospital statement published in a Sentinel report.

The CDC has created a free, downloadable poster addressing frequently asked questions about surgical site infections.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries provides a free, downloadable presentation on bloodborne pathogens.

The following article is written by Jim Sweeney, SVP of sales and marketing at ClearCount Medical Solutions.   Retained surgical sponges are one of the oldest surgical complications documented in clinical literature and remain today an enduring risk to operating…

Southern Methodist University's Memorial Health Center in Dallas has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a The Daily Campus report.

In a new blog post on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, offers tips to administrators when applying for accreditation.

Here are reports featuring five downloadable patient safety and staff education tools which were added to the Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control Database of Downloadable Patient Safety Tools & Resources during the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, offers a free, nine-minute video featuring an interview with Diane Mawyer, a nurse whose life was changed by a sharps injury that infected her with hepatitis C.

The CDC provides a free, web-based hand hygiene training course.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable pre-procedure evaluation template for procedures that require moderate sedation.