ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Lewes (Del.) Surgery Center has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from the Cape Gazette.

A Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that significantly decreased bloodstream infections in Michigan hospital ICUs appears to have reduced deaths by 10 percent, according to a John Hopkins news release.

Dotty Bollinger, RN, JD, LHCRM, CASC, is chief medical operations officer for Laser Spine Institute.   Q: What are the training requirements for housekeeping staff in an ambulatory surgery center?   Dotty Bollinger: Check with your state regulations to ensure…

Here are 14 findings — clinical and non-clinical — from two AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2010 studies on cataract extraction with lens insertion. Seventy-eight organizations participated in a clinical study while 20 organizations participated in a non-clinical study of…

Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, regional vice president of operations, and Cindy A. King RN, CPHQ, director of clinical, quality and compliance, for Health Inventures share their interpretation of the recently issued guidance clarification from CMS for ambulatory…

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine analyze whether medical school curriculum can change medical students' attitudes towards patient safety, according to an article published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is offering for the first time in 2011 a version of its handbook for organizations seeking Medicare Deemed Status.

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…

Although there are many benefits to borrowing surgical equipment from vendors and other healthcare facilities, doing so poses a number of challenges and patient safety risks for the borrower facility, according to an article published in AORN Journal.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has issued changes to the 2011 AAAHC Handbook of its accreditation standards.