ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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…

A new report from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care highlights the top deficiencies in standards compliance across the ambulatory healthcare delivery line.

Austin, Texas-based Water Leaf Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Brookings (S.D.) Ambulatory Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Medical Board of California implemented a new set of adverse event reporting procedures, effective Jan. 1, for accredited outpatient surgery facilities.

CMS issued a memo concerning new rules related to texting in healthcare settings.

The Joint Commission and the CDC have been collaborating since 2015 to adapt, enhance and disseminate current CDC guidelines related to infection control in the ambulatory space. As a result of this project, The Joint Commission is going to introduce…

Here are 133 outpatient centers and ASCs that achieved accreditation, reaccreditation or certification in 2017.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited The University of Texas at El Paso Student Health and Wellness Center.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Richmond, Va.-based Medarva Stony Park Surgery Center.