ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality created a toolkit to help ASCs reduce patient harm.

At the AAMI Annual Conference & Expo June 4, The Joint Commission's senior associate director of engineering Kenneth Monroe discussed the survey process, standards development and emergency management preparedness.

The Joint Commission awarded Avera eCARE its Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation, Midwest Medical Edition reports.

The Joint Commission's 2018 board of commissioners consists of 32 voting members, including physicians, administrators, nurses, employers, quality experts, a consumer advocate and educators.

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program selected Gary Ley as chair, Mark DeFrancesco as vice chair and Brock Slabach as secretary/treasurer of the Accreditation Association for Hospitals and Health Systems board of directors. Four additional members were appointed.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care re-accredited Beckley (W.Va.) Surgery Center, The Register-Herald reports.

The Joint Commission may issue a preliminary denial of accreditation to organizations seeking accreditation renewal, according to Compass Clinical Consulting Associate Managing Director Lisa Prytula, RN-BC.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities certified Ketamine Clinic of Los Angeles to function as a surgical center.

During 2017 surveys, ASCs had trouble with the same standards they've struggled with in previous years, according to Donna Tiberi-Blaszczyk, RN, BS, MHA, who serves on the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program's standards interpretation staff.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited the University of South Florida's Health Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Tampa.