It’s a Monday morning and three well-dressed people with wheelie luggage just showed up at your ambulatory surgery center’s reception. It’s your turn to get surveyed.
Surveys from accreditation bodies can be stressful for the ASC’s staff and administrators. But there are ways to have peace of mind during inspections. One of the ways is by listening to experts’ advice.
In our recent webinar, Inspection at Your ASC: Through the Eyes of a Surveyor, dr. Biraj Patel and Ashley Poulos talk to an ACHC surveyor and an ASC consultant, Toya Brown, about how to achieve a successful survey.
You can listen to the full discussion on the PreferredMD Youtube channel or read crucial excerpts below.
What is accreditation and why it’s important?
Toya Brown: Accreditation is the measure of the quality of the health services provided to the community. It's a commitment to that community that you're going to provide high-quality patient care. It's often required by the federal government because you want to build Medicare or Medicaid, as well as some insurance companies require it. Ultimately, it reduces the liability and risk to the center when they follow the standards.
Ashley Poulos: Is it required, if a facility is not going to be going through insurance or Medicare, to become accredited? Or is it just an industry standard that we should be doing at this point?
Toya Brown: It's an industry standard, at that point, for that group. But I think that everybody wants to have accreditation. You want to assess your risk and liability, as well as ensure you're providing great patient care to your community.
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