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Outpatient Surgery Center Accreditation
Author(s) -
ANDERSON LEIGH G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)68472-5
Subject(s) - accreditation , ambulatory , commission , health care , medicine , ambulatory care , center (category theory) , outpatient surgery , nursing , medical education , family medicine , medical emergency , business , surgery , political science , finance , law , chemistry , crystallography
The increase in outpatient surgery has spurred an interest in accreditation for ambulatory surgery centers. Several agencies accredit health care facilities, including the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This article details one ambulatory surgery center's step-by-step actions toward obtaining JCAHO accreditation.