ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

  The Joint Commission has outlined the top accreditation standards ASCs struggle with the most.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities appointed a new executive director.

The Joint Commission awarded Advanced Medical Management Solutions its Gold Seal of Approval for ambulatory healthcare accreditation.

Tracers, The Joint Commission's methodology for determining an organization's proficiency with standards, allow surveyors to find performance issues and follow the care experience for patients at an organization undergoing an on-site accreditation survey, according to the Joint Commission.

Buffalo-based Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York was opened in 1999 by a group of ophthalmologists. It expanded in 2004 and 2006, adding podiatry, pain management and orthopedic specialties.

The Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Joint Commission's ASC surveys may be formal or laidback, but they always involve inspections of where medications are stored, prepared and compounded, and conversations with staff members who handle medications, according to Daryl Schiller, PharmD.

Butler, Pa.-based The Surgery Center at Benbrook is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

St. Croix-based Islands Gastroenterology earned accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, according to The Virgin Islands Consortium.

  Here are 11 facilities accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Becker's ASC Review featured in March: