ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission recently released accreditation prep modules for nursing care centers.

Ann Plapp, MS, RN, has been a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care since December 2002.

Mary Pat Hall, RN, has been with The Joint Commission as an Ambulatory Care Accreditation program surveyor since May 2012.

Erik Baldwin has been an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Surveyor since June 2012.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care released a new toolkit to prevent opioid overdoses through improved stewardship programs.

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.

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.