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…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
A judge's ruling will allow a lawsuit against Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System, in which the system is accused of lax physician privileging, to proceed, according to a Shreveport Times news report.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since 1999 there have been more than 125,000 patients in the United States who have been notified of potential exposure to hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and HIV due to…
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 downloadable OSHA bloodborne pathogen program assessment tool.
With ambulatory surgery centers facing stricter infection control guidelines and requirements from government and accrediting bodies, Roberta Bannon, RN, MS, a surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, says it is critical for ASCs to contract an infection control expert and…
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When the National Quality forum recently announced the release of its updated and expanded list of 29 serious reportable events, NQF also announced the serious reportable events no longer just apply to hospitals but now also include ambulatory surgery centers.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., has regained their Medicare/Medicaid status after CMS approved its corrective action plan following a patient safety incident involving a two-year-old girl, according to a WXII news report.
Sharon A. Van Wicklin, MSN, RN, CNOR/CRNFA, CPSN, PLNC, is perioperative nursing specialist with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Q: Can you tell me if hand cream is allowed in the instrument reprocessing department? Sharon A. Van…
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is running its annual promotion of Time Out Day, June 15, in order to spread awareness and support of taking the time to verify the correct person, procedure and site in a surgical setting,…
An amended New Jersey bill that would require licensing for one-operating room surgery centers in the state has been released and the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers says it now opposes the proposed law.