ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses are partnering to promote National Time Out Day on June 14. 

The American Association of Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities was established in 1980 to improve healthcare in outpatient facilities.

Paul Bennett is an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor.

CMS released its proposal to require all accrediting organizations with Medicare deeming authority to make survey reports of all organizations they accredit public, and The Joint Commission responded.

Established in 1979, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care advances and promotes patient safety, quality care and value in ambulatory health care facilities through its accreditation programs.

A study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety examined the competency of board members, CEOs and safety quality leaders when it comes to a practice's quality and safety, according to blog post by the journal's…

The Joint Commission and the CDC are collaborating on CDC guidelines related to preventing infections in ambulatory health settings.

The Joint Commission awarded Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Hardin Memorial Health its Advanced Total Hip and total Knee Replacement certification.

The Joint Commission approved a new element of performance to assess high-quality care in ambulatory sleep centers.

The Joint Commission will survey Joint Base Andrews, Md.-based Malcom Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center in June.