ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The laboratory of Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Ill., has earned accreditation from Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to an HFAP blog entry.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization has created a free, downloadable handwashing poster targeted at children.

The Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety has published a free, downloadable poster to help ensure correct surgery.

The FDA has developed a free, downloadable checklist for patients on how to use and maintain their medical device safely and effectively in your home.

Like wrong-site surgery and medication errors, W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, for Surgical Care Affiliates, says another adverse event that occurs with too much frequency in ambulatory surgery centers is complications…

Methodist Dallas Medical Center must submit an action plan for patient safety deficiencies by Sept. 6 or risk revocation of its Medicare status, according to a Dallas Business Journal report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Methodist…

The Dean Clinic, based in Madison, Wis., has contacted 2,345 patients who may have been exposed to bloodborne diseases from a former nurse's improper use of medical devices during patient training, according to a news release.

The Children's Medical Center of Dayton (Ohio) is requiring all employees and volunteers to receive the flu vaccine this fall in order to work at the hospital, according to a hospital news release.

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 15 questions surgery centers and other providers need to ask themselves to help ensure an effective and compliant quality program.

In early August, a story was published stating the Illinois Department of Public Health had issued citations for infection control problems to two-thirds of same-day surgery centers in Illinois inspected during the past year. The story documented many of the…