To be accredited, ASCs are required to ensure all patients have received their advance directives, rights and responsibilities and information about the facility. This poses a challenge as ASCs are now required to provide this information verbally and in written…
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
In order to achieve accreditation, ASCs are required to meet numerous standards. One requirement that challenged CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center Jim Stilley was the need to prove to surveyors that patients visiting his surgery center were contacted about…
Jim Stilley, CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., outlines six steps ASCs can take in order to be better prepared for a visit by a surveyor from an accreditation organization.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will no longer accept paper applications beginning Jan. 1, 2011, according to the Sept. 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.
Renaissance Surgical Arts, located in Costa Mesa, Calif., has received accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to a Congero Development news release.
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Establishing quality improvement studies for your ASC is essential to meeting accreditation requirements by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, but more importantly, QI studies help ASCs target areas of improvement to improve clinical outcomes or operational efficiency. Steve…
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced that the U.S. Air Force has renewed the contract for AAAHC to serve as its accrediting organization for its ambulatory healthcare facilities.
ASCs are currently in limbo regarding quality reporting and information technology. While changes through healthcare reform suggest that ASCs, like hospitals, will be required to report quality measures and track data through an electronic system, the future is still murky…
ASCs that just recently opened may look to apply for early option accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care to more quickly demonstrate to the community its commitment and competency for quality care. Here are five practices that…
To protect the affected arms of patients who have experienced mastectomies, lumpectomies or are receiving dialysis, Cleburne (Texas) Surgical Center utilizes a patient safety tool called the "G-Sleeve."