ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

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:

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has elected three men to its board of directors for the 2021-22 term.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is asking healthcare professionals to apply to become AAAHC surveyors, the organization said Oct. 18. 

Here are three ASCs in South Dakota, Texas and Ohio that were recently accredited: