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Uncover ASC Safety Gaps with Regular Rounding
Environmental rounding in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is critical to patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance. Rounding helps identify…

Developing Comprehensive ASC Policies and Procedures
Earning ACHC Accreditation signifies an ambulatory surgery center’s dedication to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. A cornerstone of achieving…

Meet the Team: Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMP
Rommie Johnson manages the strategic and programmatic direction for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) and Office-Based Surgery (OBS) Centers seeking accreditation and certification…

Medication Safety: An ASC Expert’s Perspective
ACHC clinical staff are known as exceptional teachers. To extend their educational reach, their writing is often placed as articles and…

Top ASC Deficiencies Highlight Opportunities for Improvement
Data from the latest Quality Review edition of Surveyor show that operational challenges remain for ambulatory surgery centers. In the recent…

The ASC Plan of Correction: A Practical Guide
Every ACHC ambulatory surgery center survey that yields a citation triggers the need for a plan of correction (POC). A post-survey…