ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced the winners of the 2011 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards.

A former Ciena Healthcare employee has prevailed in a lawsuit she filed against Ciena Healthcare in Southfield, Mich., accusing the nursing and rehabilitation provider of firing her for cooperating in a state investigation over two patient deaths, according to a…

Michal Hytros, MD, from Park Ridge, Ill., has been reprimanded by the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation, according to government documentation.

Roberto Bonilla, MD, a surgeon from Inglewood, Calif., has agreed to surrender his medical license after he was found guilty for his role in a patient's death, according to an LA Times report.

At a community meeting, local residents expressed their concerns over Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System's patient safety practices, according to a Californian report.

Ohio's Department of Health has cited MetroHealth in Cleveland for lack of policies that would protect patients from abuse, according to a WKYC report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a free, downloadable high-quality poster for placement throughout a facility to show bugs that can lead to infection and may be found on unclean healthcare worker's hands.

The Premier Safety Institute, which is a part of Premier, a healthcare alliance of more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and 64,000 other healthcare sites, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable OSHA bloodborne pathogen exposure prevention checklist.

The Joint Commission surveyors are spending more time during surveys evaluating cleaning, high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization processes, according to an AORN report.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable moderate sedation study aid poster based upon work done at the Durham VAMC Patient Safety Center of Inquiry.