ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Center for Ambulatory Surgery in Westport, Conn., which was fined and placed on probation earlier this year by the state's health department for multiple safety and procedural violations, is set to reopen now that it has met state and…

Here are top 10 most frequently reviewed sentinel event categories by The Joint Commission for Jan. 1-second quarter of 2011.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced it has created a dedicated webpage to track updates and developments concerning the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to a report in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.

Kaiser Permanente, in its Nursing Pathways Infection Prevention Plus Measures Toolkit, provides links to two free, online videos focusing on hand hygiene.

Minnesota Hospital Association and the Minnesota Department of Health have developed and provide a free, downloadable time-out script example.

The Minnesota Hospital Association provides a free, downloadable 'safe site recommendations for anesthesia' document.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation that would give the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts more power in disciplining physicians, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

William J. Irvine, MD, a former physician at Sutter North Medical Clinic in Loma Rica, Calif., has been accused of gross negligence and improper medication administration, among other professional misconduct charges, according to an Appeal-Democrat report.

The Joint Commission has announced it has released the sixth in a series of animated videos to encourage patients to become active participants in their healthcare, with the latest 60-second video focusing on reducing the risk of falling.

The House of Representatives voted to approve legislation that would reauthorize the H-1C temporary visa program for foreign nurses to help hospitals in underserved areas, according to a Committee on the Judiciary release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…