ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Alhambra, Calif.-based Pacific Ambulatory Surgery Center.

The Joint Commission awarded Laredo, Texas-based Gateway Community Health Center its Gold Seal of Approval for ambulatory healthcare, LMTonline reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited the California Skin Institutes' two Orchard Creek Surgery Centers in San Jose and Mountain View, Calif.

CMS withdrew a proposal which would have required accrediting organizations to publicly disclose their accreditation surveys.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Los Angeles-based miVIP Surgery Center.

The Joint Commission revised its medication management standards for all ASCs, behavioral health, critical access hospitals, home care, hospital, nursing care centers and office-based surgical practices.

Accreditation Association for Hospitals and Health Systems/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program will host a series of webinars to prepare critical access hospitals for upcoming accreditation surveys.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited San Francisco-based Native American Health Care.

The Joint Commission awarded The Surgery Center of Fairbanks (Alaska) its Gold Seal of Approval for ambulatory healthcare.

CMS now collects ASC quality data through the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program and posts results on the Hospital Compare website.