An increasingly regulated healthcare industry means ASC administrators must adhere to designated and often complex guidelines to gain accreditation. The looming task may leave administrators questioning the worth of accrediting their facility.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
Hendersonville, N.C.-based Blue Ridge Health earned two Gold Seal of Approvals from the Joint Commission for primary care medical home and ambulatory health care, The Digital Courier reports.
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology will begin to offer hospitals and other healthcare organizations access to cardiovascular accreditation services, Clarksville Online reports.
In a session at the Becker's ASC 23rd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 in Chicago, Alicia Johnson, consultant and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care surveyor with Healthcare Consultants International, discussed common…
Peru-based Illinois Community Hospital was accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
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The Laser Vision Institute of the Virgin Islands was accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
Eatontown-based Reproductive Science Center of New Jersey was recently accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
Houston's Bay Area Regional Medical Center received a Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI and Resuscitation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.
The urology department at Bowling Green, Ky.-based Graves Gilbert Clinic earned accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
Stockbridge, Ga.-based Pain Con Pain Consultants at Piedmont was accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.