ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission launched its Speak Up to Prevent Infection campaign, making a collection of downloadable infection control resources available for healthcare providers and the general public.

Here are eight accredited ASCs Becker's ASC Review featured in January:

Springfield, Ore.-based Cascade Endoscopy Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

  Laguna Hills, Calif.-based Alicia Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

  Bangor, Maine-based Downeast Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

  The Joint Commission released a new advisory on de-escalating aggression in healthcare settings.

ASCs should take note of the deficiencies that led to an investigation of Saddle Brook, N.J.-based HealthPlus Surgery Center in late 2018, said Excellentia Advisory Group President and Managing Partner Cathy Montgomery, RN.

The North Bergen, N.J.-based Ambulatory Center for Endoscopy is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Brecksville (Ohio) Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics' Eagan (Minn.) Surgery Center is the country's first ASC to receive The Joint Commission's spine fusion certification.