ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Performance improvement processes are an integral part of an ambulatory surgery center's long-term financial, operational and clinical success. ASCs must maintain a sound and robust performance improvement process in order to pinpoint areas of weakness and effectively launch the appropriate…

The Joint Commission has published a guide to help healthcare staffing firms prepare for onsite healthcare staffing services certification.

A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine suggests more than half of the current recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Society of America are based on expert opinions instead of evidence from clinical trials.

Researchers outline the key processes affecting surgical instrument readiness, which can directly affect patient safety, according to an article published in AORN Journal.

In an article published in AORN Journal, researchers highlight two principles that contribute to the safe use of pharmacological materials in perioperative settings.

In the Dec. 2010 addition of the Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield provider's news publication, BCBS provides an adopted version of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist.

The Joint Commission requires healthcare facilities to develop and annually review a list of look-alike/sound-alike medications that are stored, dispensed and administered.

Linda Ruterbories, director of surgical services and program development at OA – Centers for Orthopaedics, and CEO John Wipfler share four strategies for increasing the intensity and robustness of OA's ambulatory surgery center's infection control and infection prevention program.

Here are the top 10 most-cited health service standards by Federal OSHA from Oct. 2009-Sept. 2010, with specific Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number, description and number of times cited.

Here are seven articles featuring insights from surveyors of various accreditation organizations.