ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

  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.

Latham, N.Y.-based Albany Regional Eye Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Here are five essential reads on ASC accreditation standards and challenges:

The American College of Surgeons verified Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota as a level 1 children's surgery center.