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…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
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…
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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…
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.