One in three ambulatory surgery centers are undergoing surveys this year by Medicare, compared to a historical rate of about one in 10. Chris McMenemy, vice president for administration at Ortmann Healthcare Consultants in Columbia, S.C., discusses four common violations…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Sheldon Sones: In a recent review of an endoscopy center, I took note of the refrigerator…
The Association of periOperative Nurses has updated its Recommended Practices for Laser Safety in Perioperative Practice Settings to help maintain safety for patients and healthcare providers in situations where lasers are in use, according to an AORN Connections report.
Summit Surgery Center in Chambersburg, Pa., has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to Public Opinion Online.
Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. He discusses six things surgery centers should do to manage controlled drug deviations. To help prevent controlled…
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. He discusses 10 things surgery centers should do to minimize controlled drug deviations. To learn what you…
In order to maintain accreditation, ASCs are required to keep up-to-date databases and files on each physician's credentials. Depending on the size of an ASC, maintaining updated credentials can be difficult. Two industry experts explain three things ASCs can do…
The Joint Commission has published its last 2010 issue of Ambulatory Advisor.
The latest issue of The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Advisor includes an article providing guidance for surgery centers to meet the requirements for the use of multi-dose vials.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has offered two options for evaluating environmental cleaning in healthcare settings, according to a CDC release.