ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Bloomington, Minn.-based Chu Surgery Center is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.

Mark G. Pelletier, RN, MS is The Joint Commission's COO of accreditation and certification operations and Chief Nursing Executive. 

Here are 12 outpatient centers that achieved accreditation or reaccreditation in June 2018.

Eight facilities associated with Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners facilities achieved reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Tallahassee, Fla.-based Red Hills Surgical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Joint Commission Resources released the third edition of Environment of Care Risk Assessment to help healthcare organizations develop, implement and maintain comprehensive EC risk-assessment programs. 

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Newport Bay Surgery Center is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities and Samuel Lin, MD, published a retrospective analysis of data on deaths associated with outpatient plastic surgery procedures.

Mesa, Ariz.-based based Desert Cliffs Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Joint Commission's five new and revised elements of performance for fluoroscopy go into effect Jan. 1, 2019.