ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission no longer requires hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care organizations to credential and privilege contracted pathologists performing diagnostic services through a reference laboratory.

Peoria, Ill.-based Prairie SurgiCare achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Manhattan, Kan.-based Flint Hills Heart, Vascular and Vein Clinic achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

RetinaVue, the contracted tele-ophthalmology service provider of Chicago-based Hill-Rom's Welch Allyn business, earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation. RetinaVue is the first tele-ophthalmology provider to receive this recognition.

Marshall, Minn.-based Affiliated Community Medical Centers-Marshall Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Here are 13 outpatient centers that achieved accreditation, reaccreditation or certification in December 2017.

Pasadena, Calif.-based AccreditSoft announced Note Pad, an electronic accreditation management feature that allows users to create freeform notes and attach them to their survey reports.

The Joint Commission released its 2017 Top Non-compliant Ambulatory Care Standards for Health Centers report, outlining the most difficult standards for healthcare providers.

Glendale, Ariz.-based Banner CORE Union Hills Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Joint Commission appointed Edward Pollak, MD, as medical director and patient safety officer of its division of healthcare improvement, and Andrew C. Bland, MD, as medical director of its division of healthcare quality evaluation. Drs. Pollak and Bland assumed…