ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission launched its ambulatory care accreditation program in 1975. Since then, it has accredited over 2,100 freestanding ambulatory care organizations.

The Joint Commission outlined three facts to know about its intracycle monitoring process.

William Choctaw, MD, the physician advisor for The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, outlined four ways to create sustainable healthcare projects and processes.

  The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy outlined four reasons why ambulatory endoscopy centers should seek accreditation.

Here are 11 outpatient centers that achieved accreditation or reaccreditation in August 2018:

Naomi Kuznets, PhD, vice president and senior director of the AAAHC, shared her insights on the accreditation process for ASCs.

The AAAHC released a toolkit covering the elements of medication reconciliation, helping ASCs avoid medical errors and adverse drug events.

The Joint Commission awarded Long Beach, Calif.-based Xcell Surgery Center accreditation.

Accreditation surveys can happen at any time, meaning an ASC must be prepared to meet requirements, according to Pinnacle III, an ASC management group.

Simulations and emergency drills are essential for ASCs to be prepared in case of an emergency, according to the AAAHC.