ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Here are five best practices and practical guidance on how to meet various accreditation standards.

The Joint Commission has published the 2011 National Patient Safety Goals, including those for ambulatory healthcare.

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, describes the challenge of maintaining sound anesthesia policies and procedures while using propofol and how her ASC is working to overcome this challenge.

The University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery has been named a Level 1a Accredited Bariatric Center by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network, making the center the third in Texas with the…

Two ASCs in Iowa have achieved AAAHC accreditation, according to a report from the Quad-City Times.

With the House of Representatives passing the Red Flags Clarification Act of 2010 on Dec. 7, following the Senate's passage of this same act on Nov. 30, final passage of the bill which would exempt healthcare providers from the requirements…

California ASCs have come under fire in the last week, following a report by the Los Angeles Times that drew attention to California's lack of requirement for state licensure of surgery centers.

Carol Blanar, RN, CNOR, executive director of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, shares six ways Indiana ASCs can strengthen their infection control programs right now.

CMS has rescinded a termination notice for Medicare participation previously issued to St. Joseph's Surgery Center in Stockton, Calif., according to a release issued on behalf of the surgery center by United Surgical Partners International, an owner and the center's…

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, describes a best practice to improve monitoring of specimens taken at the endoscopy center and resulting pathologies.