Surgery Center of Wisconsin Rapids has earned three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a report in the Wausau Daily Herald.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Whether you're a new surgery center looking to receive accreditation for the first time or a seasoned ASC heading towards re-accreditation, the surveying process can be a stressful one. Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn.,…
CMS has approved the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for continued deeming authority for ASCs, according to the accreditor.
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services recently reported a 25 percent non-compliance rate with CMS standards that prohibit multiple uses of single-dose medication vials. Such standards were set in place in order to better control infection outbreaks.
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, is one of three medical directors at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and has been an active surveyor with the organization since 1996.
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Clinical Manager Susan Rahn of the Endoscopy Center of St. Louis shares three key steps to take to remain accredited. The organization has maintained accreditation at both of its facilities since they opened in 2005 and 2007.
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, is one of three medical directors at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and has been an active surveyor with the organization since 1996.
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, is one of three medical directors at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and has been an active surveyor with the organization since 1996.
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, is one of three medical directors at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and has been an active surveyor with the organization since 1996.
The following comment is from John Burke, PhD, executive vice president and CEO for AAAHC, in response to the report on One in Four N.J. ASCs Reusing Single-Dose Vials. John Burke: The article, "One in Four N.J. ASCs Reusing Single-Dose…