ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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.

After The Joint Commission announced its 10 most challenging standards for 2016, it had three Joint Commission experts offer guidelines focused on the three most violated practices.

Here are 17 centers that either earned accreditation or reaccreditation in the month of March.