ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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…

The South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners' disciplinary action against medical providers has more than doubled in 2010 compared to 2005-2008, according to a Daily Republic report.

A licensed practical nurse from Washington has been accused of administering medication without an order, according to a Washington Department of Health release.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association) has released its recommendations for revising its standards for 2012 for public comment.

Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.) Medical Center (CSMC) has announced it received the People's Choice Award at the 2011 annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology for its film focusing on efforts to minimize catheter-related…

The Virginia Board of Medicine has reprimanded Christopher Vincent, MD, for causing patient harm on four separate occasions, according to a Roanoke Times report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Dr. Christopher Vincent’s reprimand.

Rose Cancer Center in Summit, Miss., has been shut down by state officials after 11 patients tested positive for an unnamed viral infection, according to an Enterprise-Journal report.

The following article appeared in the July 2011 issue of Connection, the e-newsletter from the AAAHC. Q. On a survey, what exactly will the surveyor be looking for when checking compliance with standard 7.II.N on recalls? How many policies do…

Crow Valley Surgery Center in Bettendorf, Iowa, has achieved reaccreditation by the AAAHC, according to a Quad Cities Online report.