ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Joe Ollayos, administrator at Tri-Cities Surgery Center in Geneva, Ill., shares a strategy his ambulatory surgery center adopted for continuing education in risk management.

Every business, including ambulatory surgery centers, is required to comply with requirements established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The sheer number of rules and regulations set forth by OSHA can be overwhelming, but ASCs must still work to…

Here are 10 things ambulatory surgery centers should know about proper hand hygiene, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.

The Athena Urology Surgery Center in Athens, Ga., has achieved re-accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from the Athens Banner-Herald.

Here are three frequently asked questions about OSHA's rules concerning sharps containers and the federal agency's responses to those questions.

Here are seven articles to help ambulatory surgery centers achieve and maintain Medicare certification.

The Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare has announced that more than 1,090 hand hygiene projects are currently in progress, according to Joint Commission Online.

Researchers evaluated the effect of an electronic medical record on the use of antimicrobial agents and infection rates of Clostridium difficile and MRSA, according to a study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Laundering of surgical scrubs has been a topic of hot debate. Historically, healthcare providers typically sent out loads of surgical scrubs to be washed and laundered by laundering services. However, the downturn of the economy has led some providers to…

The Joint Commission has listed the various activities that would take place following a healthcare facility's review by the organization.