Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has announced that the American Osteopathic Association's Board of Trustees has approved the recommendation that hospitals accredited by HFAP and/or hospitals with AOA-approved training programs may now apply to be recognized as an AOA Category 1…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Texas Medical Board has disciplined four physicians, according to a KCBD news report.
Physicians are actively engaged in voluntary certification and are maintaining their certification in large numbers, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties.
The California Hospital Association and the state Department of Public Health are sparring in a lawsuit filed by CHA to halt the implementation of a new reporting mandate that was scheduled to go into effect June 1, 2011, in the…
Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management. Q: According to the documents that I have been reviewing it says that the emergency equipment list is standard and we can add to the emergency equipment but cannot…
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Running an ambulatory surgery center is a constant learning process because of changing technology, practices and legislation. One way to keep up-to-date with these changes is to attend professional association meetings. Marcy Sasso, administrator at Raritan Valley Surgery Center in…
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in collaboration with the CDC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, prepared the "How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene — A Guide for Improving Practices…
The medical license of a physician, formerly of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., has been permanently restricted by the state Board of Registration in Medicine for reported "missteps" during surgeries that led to complications and death, according to a…
The following article is written by Amy Mowles, president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management. Surveyors have a job to do. Think about what they need to report: interpretation and equivalency through implementation. State regulations are absolute, Medicare Conditions…
Surgery center leaders' approach to the accreditation process plays a role in their evaluation, and ASC leaders who follow standards of practice but ignore elements like communication may have a reduced chance of earning accreditation. Michael Kulczycki, MBA, executive director…