The Joint Commission's new requirements for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement are scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2019 for all new customers applying for the certification.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Joint Commission will not require the performance improvement standard for deemed-status ASCs, effective July 1, 2019.
Here are four things to know about The Joint Commission's opioid treatment program accreditation program requirements:
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Waltham, Mass.-based Bentley University Health Center.
The Joint Commission released a statement refuting a study published in the BMJ that questioned the benefits of accreditation.
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Tess Poland, RN, MSN, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's senior vice president of accreditation services, weighed in on the importance and significance of AAAHC's advanced orthopaedic certification in the increasingly crowded ASC market in an interview.
AAAHC released a new report titled the "AAAHC Quality Roadmap 2018" based on data from over 900 accreditation surveys, identifying areas of high and low compliance for ASCs, Medicare deemed status ASCs, office-based surgery facilities and primary care settings.
Largo, Fla.-based Bardmoor Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.
Anchorage-based Alaska Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program developed an advanced certification program for wound care programs focusing on non-healing or complex wounds.