ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

A new article in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety explains how The New York State Anticoagulation Coalition developed a list of requisite data elements to manage the use of anticoagulants of patients in a new care…

The Joint Commission appointed Robert Campbell, PharmD, and Linda Seager, RN, as co-directors of the standards interpretation group.

New Albany, Ind.-based Kleinert Kutz Surgery Center achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. 

Here are four outpatient centers that achieved accreditation or reaccreditation:

The Joint Commission released the 2019 national patient safety goals for ambulatory healthcare.

The Joint Commission and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality outlined three ways ASCs can make surgery safer.

The Joint Commission released a list of the most challenging standards for ambulatory health care organizations

Compliance with CMS standards includes adhering to the correct leadership and staffing standards, according to the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

Compliance with CMS standards includes having survey-ready files, according to the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

Here are three updates regarding the ASC accreditation process: