ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission published the "Comprehensive Accreditation for Manual Ambulatory Care" and "Standards for Office-Based Surgery Practices" chapters on Jan. 1.

Here are five key points for ASCs to focus on for accreditation in 2017 from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities.

Here are 10 things to know about The Joint Commission's onsite survey process.

The new Federal Register posted its final rule for Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers in November 2016, and includes a new Condition for Coverage for Emergency Preparedness.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Seattle's First Hill Surgery Center.

Raymond Grundman, the chief business development officer with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, specified the six areas the accreditation association wants ASCs to focus on in 2017. 

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited the Fairfax (Va.) Vascular Center.

Here are 17 outpatient centers that achieved accreditation, reaccreditation or certification.

England's The Royal College of Surgeons awarded Foad Nahai, MD, the immediate past president of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, its highest honor, the Honorary Fellowship.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited the San Antonio, Texas-based St. Raphael's Surgery Center.