ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

DISC Surgery Center in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded its fifth consecutive accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center was recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield for hip and knee surgery. 

The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group's endoscopy center in La Plata, Md., has been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, The Southern Maryland Chronicle said Jan. 4.

Des Moines, Iowa-based Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center has been awarded two distinctions for orthopedic care, according to a Dec. 20 report by NBC affiliate WHO-13.

Reno, Nev.-based Avance Plastic Surgery Institute was accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the practice said Dec. 15.

The American College of Surgeons awarded the Hershey (Pa.) Outpatient Surgery Center its level 1 children's surgery verification.

Ambulatory surgery centers are growing rapidly and doing more procedures, but are under pressure to operate more efficiently.

The Surgery Center at Mississippi Sports Medicine, with locations in Flowood, Miss., and Madison, Ala., has received advanced orthopaedic and spine certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Here are 21 ASC accreditations covered by Becker's this year:

Here are two recent Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accreditations: