In any medical setting, accurate recordkeeping and safe management are essential for drugs and biologicals. Medications must always be properly secured and provided in a safe and effective manner. ACHC Standards are specific in how your ambulatory surgery center staff should manage medications and records.
What? You stressed? Not when you have it all under control with organization and preparation and an assortment of binders holding all the paperwork. When it's time for your ambulatory surgery center's accreditation survey, you and your well-informed staff will be survey ready.
Standard 16.05.03 for Generator Inspection is a critical standard for maintaining a reliable generator and emergency power system.
To help your organization meet requirements for completing Facility Demographic Reports (FDRs), Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is providing guidance.
To help your organization meet requirements for completing Facility Demographic Reports (FDRs), Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is providing guidance.
There is one essential plan that should be examined and implemented in the same fashion: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI).
On January 30, 2023, the Biden administration announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023. What does this mean for health care provider and supplier organizations that have come under CMS blanket waivers and enforcement discretion?
When a patient must undergo a procedure that requires anesthesia, a crucial step in ensuring patient safety is to conduct a thorough check of the anesthesia machine to be certain the components are in proper working order. ACHC Standards address maintenance requirements. (article continues)
Keeping patients comfortable and safe is part of high-quality health care. And that goes beyond medicines and procedures. Maintaining appropriate temperature, humidity, and airflow makes the environment comfortable and helps prevent infection. Your organization can use best practices to develop a monitoring program.
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Standards Manuals address emergency preparedness for deemed and non-deemed ambulatory surgery centers.
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