ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Here are five proven strategies for increasing hand hygiene compliance at your ASC.

Researchers have implemented a hand hygiene program driven by a behavioral change approach to increase hand hygiene compliance, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Here are 10 ambulatory surgery centers that achieved accreditation between August and December.

Sharon Morrison, RN, director of clinical support for Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa., provides four tips to help ambulatory surgery centers meet CMS survey requirements.

Sharon Morrison, RN, director of clinical support for Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa., cites 10 recent changes in how CMS surveyors deal with ambulatory surgery centers, including aspects of the May 2009 change in Medicare Conditions for Coverage for ASCs,…

The National Patient Safety Foundation will launch a professional society as well as a certification program designed specifically for patient safety professionals, according to a report by Healthcare IT News.

The Joint Commission has announced the naming of Ana Pujols-McKee, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.

Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures, makes 10 points on complying with the new rule in the Medicare Conditions for Coverage, requiring ambulatory surgery centers to provide patients with certain written…

The ASC Association has announced that CMS has issued guidance clarification stating ambulatory surgery centers may perform a patient's history and physical (H&P) on the same day of surgery.

Timely and accurate completion of medical records is essential to ensuring great quality of care, as even the smallest inconsistency or miscommunication of patient information could mean negative consequences for the patient. Here are three ways ASCs can ensure medical…