The Joint Commission has announced the naming of Ana Pujols-McKee, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
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…
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…
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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. 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…
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…