ASC Accreditation, Licensure & 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.

Here are 10 current topics on ASC accreditation.

Here is a sample additions to approved procedures list policy, used for the clinical policies and procedures manual at Western Reserve Surgery Center in Kent, Ohio, you can adapt for use in your ASC.

James Leavitt, MD, president of Galloway Endoscopy Center in Miami, highlights one of the biggest challenges for meeting the accreditation standards of the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care and how the facility is working overcome the challenge.