The Joint Commission removed 85 elements of performance from its Ambulatory Health Care accreditation program and 50 elements of performance from its Office-Based Surgery programs, Ambulatory Buzz reports.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Wes Becton has been an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor since September 2013.
Jan Kleinhesselink has been an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor since 2010.
Kelly Fitzpatrick, BSN, has been an Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care surveyor for more than eight years.
David Shapiro, MD, is an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor. He has served as a surveyor since June 2004.
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A study published in JAMA Surgery examined bariatric surgical outcomes in centers of excellence.
The Joint Commission awarded CHI St. Alexius Health and the Bone and Joint Center, both based in Bismarck, N.D., its total hip and knee replacement accreditation, The Bismarck Tribune reports.
Sandy Berreth, RN, is an administrator at Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic Foothills Surgical Center and an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care reaccredited Greenville, N.C.-based Gastroenterology East P.A. & Endoscopy Center, Reflector.com reports.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care elected its 2017-2018 board officers.