ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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.

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.

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety named Jonathan Benn, PhD, Kevin O'Leary, MD, and Patricia Stone, PhD, RN, associate editors.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio are offering centers in its quality program incentives if they earn The Joint Commission certification.

CMS wants national accrediting organizations to post provider/supplier survey reports and plans of corrections for CMS-approved accreditation programs online.