Researchers conducted a review of surgical skin prep agents to conclude which agent was most cost-effective and superior in preventing surgical site infections, according to a study published in the AORN Journal.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine developed a checklist for clinicians to follow to prevent central line-associated infections.
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities has applied for recognition as an authority in accrediting providers of outpatient physical therapy and speech-language services that wish to be participants of the Medicare or Medicaid programs, according to a…
Brenda Mastopietro, president of Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and chief nursing officer for Banner Surgery Centers, shares five best practices ASCs can adopt to build more robust and effective infection control programs.
Here are the 10 most-read stories focusing on critical accreditation issues published on www.BeckersASC.com in November.
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MEDISISS, a single-use device reprocessor, has announced the launching of its "Accreditation Compliance Package," a reprocessing tool the company said is designed to deliver all pertinent documentation required in credentialing agency surveys and inspections.
CMS has rescinded its decision to stop coverage of outpatient surgeries for Medicare and Medi-Cal patients at St. Joseph's Surgery Center in Stockton, Calif.
CMS' accreditation standards, which other accrediting bodies such as AAAHC adopt, change rather frequently and add new, sweeping measures that are hard to meet. Many ASCs, for example, found the new conditions of coverage, such as new infection control measures,…
The following article appeared in the Nov./Dec. 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC. Q: When a Medicare-certified ASC and an office practice share the same electronic medical record, how does the ASC meet the Medicare requirement…
Debbie Mack, RN, CNOR, CASC, immediate past president of CASA and vice president of operations at Chicago-based National Surgical Hospitals, says the five surgery centers she manages use a risk assessment tool for reviewing and developing an infection control program.