ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Implementing an effective quality improvement program is not only essential to achieving accreditation by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care but also can put surgery centers on the road toward improved patient safety and clinical outcomes. An ASC may…

Orange Coast Center for Surgical Care in Fountain Valley, Calif., recently opened its doors and was also awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission, according to a news release.

According to Joyce Deno Thomas, senior vice president of operations for Regent Surgical Health, ASCs are going to be increasingly held to the same standards as hospitals for quality control. She offers four ways to establish an effective quality control…

Jeannie Pezone, administrator at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla., explains the process that helps the surgery center ensure patients are properly informed of their rights and responsibilities prior to the day of their procedure, according to standards…

The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced the winners of the 2010 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards.

The CMS Conditions for Coverage have changed drastically in the last two years, says Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center and a AAAHC surveyor. Changes to one such regulation, 416.41, present challenges for ASCs as it addresses an organization's…

Jeannie Pezone, administrator at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla., explains the process the surgery center uses to ensure medication reconciliation is achieved according to standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

Alan Beyer, MD, of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County in Newport Beach, Calif., explains how the surgery center ensures medical charts are completely and accurately filled out according to standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

The Surgery Center of Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.) has been re-accredited by the Accreditation Associated for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.

Dianne Wallace, executive director of Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, explains how the surgery center has implemented benchmarking processes as part of its larger quality improvement program to meet the standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health…