May 20, 2025 | Ambulatory Surgery Center
Temperature, Humidity, and Airflow in Your ASC Operating Rooms By: Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMPProgram Director Posted: May 20, 2025 Maintaining optimal temperature, humidity, and airflow in your ambulatory surgery center’s operating rooms isn’t just about comfort; it’s a...
Apr 29, 2025 | Ambulatory Surgery Center
Building an Annual QAPI Plan That Drives Results By: Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMPProgram Director Posted: April 29, 2025 In an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), a Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program is more than just a regulatory requirement; it’s...
Feb 18, 2025 | Ambulatory Surgery Center
Strengthening Pharmaceutical Compliance in ASCs Safe pharmaceutical practices in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are essential to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and high standards of care. ACHC Standard stipulates that drug preparation and administration...
Sep 17, 2024 | Ambulatory Surgery Center, Office-Based Surgery
Clinical Leadership Has an Essential Role in Nursing Services for Surgical Settings Clinical leadership is a critical role for ensuring patient safety in the surgical setting, and, in many cases, it’s a requirement of state and federal regulations.This important...
Jul 11, 2024 | Ambulatory Surgery Center, Office-Based Surgery
Time-Out: Working to Ensure Operating Room Mistakes Don’t Happen Did you know that the “time-out” performed in healthcare operating rooms was adapted from the aviation industry’s practices? Aviation’s pre-flight checklist and communication protocols reduced errors...
Apr 2, 2024 | Ambulatory Surgery Center
Medication Safety for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Posted: April 2, 2024 During 2023, surveys of ambulatory surgery centers by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Surveyors revealed a variety of deficiencies. Some of the most common deficiencies found were...