ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.   Q: Thank you for the recent article on "Peer Review: 10…

The epidemiology program within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides many different tools and resources for healthcare professionals and their patients.

The Hand Hygiene Resource Center has provided a free "hand hygiene monitoring tool" as part of its efforts to provide resources to help educate physicians, clinicians, nurses and other staff about hand hygiene.

HHS has announced proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule which give people the right to obtain a report on who has electronically accessed their protected health information.

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, previously identified "20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable and Effective Infection Prevention Program" and "20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure…

The National Patient Safety Foundation has awarded its 2011 Stand Up For Patient Safety Management Award to Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City (Ind.), which is a member of the Midwest-based Franciscan Alliance, according to an NPSF news release.

The Department of Health & Human Services has announced a preliminary plan to review same-day surgery regulations and other burdensome regulatory requirements, according to an ASC Association release.

Pinnacle Orthopaedics Surgery Center-Austell (Ga.) has announced it has received accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

The following was written by the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.   Focusing on a recent daily newspaper article, the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (NJAASC) has cited misinformation as a potentially serious risk to patients.

A bill approved by the New Jersey Senate Health Committee would require licensing for one-operating room surgery centers if it becomes law, according to a report from The Record.