ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

John Lytle, administrator at Triangle Endoscopy Center in Durham, N.C., explains how the center has worked to create and maintain actionable quality improvement metrics according to standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

Gail Wells, RN, director of outpatient clinical services at Berks Center for Digestive Health in Wyomissing, Pa., discusses how the center works to ensure clinical records are up-to-date and accurate.

Nick Marassi, MD, of Kemp Surgery Center in Everett, Wash., discusses how the ASC works to regularly maintain policies and procedures in accordance to Medicare certification.

Here is a sample infection control environmental review form used by Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and provided by Sandy Berreth, administrator of the ASC and a AAAHC surveyor.

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. Cheryl Desko, RN, clinical director for the ASC, discusses a few areas the ASC targeted for improvement following the survey.

Dearborn Surgery Center was recently recognized for excellence in patient satisfaction and overall quality of care with a 2010 Apex Quality Award from CTQ Solutions. This honor is particularly noteworthy since the distinction is based primarily on patient feedback and…

Becky Johnson, clinical director at Lincoln (Neb.) Endoscopy Center, discusses one area in need of improvement cited by a surveyor from the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care and how the center is working to better meet that standard.

David Ott, MD, founder of Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix, highlights the center's biggest challenge for meeting the accreditation standards of the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care and how the facility is working overcome the challenge.

Here are three sample data gathering tools used by Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and provided by Sandy Berreth, administrator of the ASC and a AAAHC surveyor.

Medline Industries, one of the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, has announced the launch of a new CMS Survey Readiness Program for ASCs.