ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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.

Little Rock-based Arkansas Outpatient Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare.

ASCs are subjected to a varying degree of state, federal and voluntary regulation and accreditation standards, including certificate of need laws, Medicare accreditation and voluntary accreditation by bodies such as the AAAHC or The Joint Commission, according to the American…

Bridgewater, N.J.-based Ambulatory Surgical Center of Somerset is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Athens, Ga.-based Clearview Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Eye Care Leaders detailed the accreditation survey deficiencies most common for ASCs, and what centers can do after a survey to correct mistakes.

The Joint Commission awarded Atlanta-based Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center its Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation after an unannounced onsite survey.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care launched an Advanced Orthopaedic Certification program for ASCs seeking recognition in total joint and spine procedures.

The Joint Commission released revised scoring for ambulatory healthcare organizations in the areas of high level disinfection and sterilization.