Tri-Cities Surgery Center in Geneva, Ill., has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report from the Beacon News.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
In August, The Joint Commission conducted a survey of the 2010 revisions to its Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery, and results show widespread support of the revisions, according to The Joint Commission report.
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.
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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.