ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Facial Rejuvenation Centre Surgery Suite in Saint Augustine, Fla., has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from The St. Augustine Record.

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." Here he identifies 20 questions ASCs need to ask…

Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa. This is critical because how much…

As hospitals and physicians are held more accountable for healthcare quality, more attention must be paid to the accuracy and reliability of measures used to evaluate caregivers, says Peter J. Pronovost, MD, a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine…

Rose Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, is the president/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting. Q: Why is sterilization such a hot and challenging topic for ambulatory surgery centers? Rose Seavey: Sterilization is definitely under the spotlight, and the [news]…

Ohio hospitals are making great strides in improving patient safety and slashing infection rates, according to news from the Ohio Hospital Association.

Research findings show safety initiatives used in the aviation industry could be used to drive positive results in patient safety efforts, according to a study published in Milbank Quarterly.

South Carolina hospitals are scheduled to start rolling out operating room surgical safety checklists, aimed at reducing the number of surgical errors that occur every year, according to a Greenville Online news report.

The Ga. Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Ga. Society Ambulatory Surgery Centers (GSASC) in a case against the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) over information requested in annual surveys, according to Victor L. Moldovan, JD,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that U.S. Marshals, at its request, have seized more than $6 million in products distributed by a Wisconsin medical products manufacturer currently under investigation by the FDA over potential bacterial contamination of some…