By: Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMPProgram Director Posted: July 7, 2025Every accreditation survey that identifies non-compliance with an ACHC Standard triggers an immediate need for a plan of correction (POC). Practices focused on office‐based surgery (OBS) operate with...
By: Rommie Johnson, MPH, PMPProgram Director Posted: May 12, 2025Maintaining comprehensive medical records is essential to safe, high-quality care that meets accreditation standards and HIPAA requirements, and would serve as effective legal documentation, if needed....
Clinical Leadership Has an Essential Role in Nursing Services for Surgical SettingsClinical 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...
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...
How Office Visit Notes Support Sleep CarePosted: April 9, 2024During 2023, surveys of office-based surgery (OBS) facilities by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Surveyors revealed a variety of deficiencies. Some of the most common deficiencies found were...
Setting Up for Success: Your Guide to Essential Equipment and Processes in Office-Based SurgeryBy Rommie Johnson, ACHC Associate Program Director, Office-Based Surgery Posted: February 9, 2024As healthcare continues to advance and adapt, office-based surgery (OBS)...
Developing a Culture of Safety FirstPosted: September 18, 2023Office-based surgery (OBS) centers are an attractive choice for patients seeking surgery outside the hospital setting. Not only are these centers providing quicker access to scheduling and lower...
Keep the Power On: Generator Inspection ChecklistPosted: August 28, 2023For any office-based surgery provider, the list of essentials should have electricity at or near the top. And when the electricity is not flowing from the power utility, healthcare facility...
Let’s Talk Trash! What’s the Big Deal About Boxes?Posted: Apr 27, 2023Picture this: It’s Monday morning at 10 a.m., and you have all rooms running smoothly at your office-based surgery center. The FedEx truck arrives with your weekly shipment of supplies, and you head...
It’s Always Time to Evaluate Quality and PerformancePosted: March 8, 2023We’re already into the third month of the year, but it’s still the right time for office-based surgery centers to take a moment to reflect on last year, assess the current situation, and look...