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Accreditation Association For Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

NJ Surgical Center Maintains 0% Post-Op Infection Rate

Not only did the New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation Surgical Center of Pompton Lakes, N.J., achieve AAAHC accreditation, the facility also has maintained a 0 percent post-op infection rate in its first year. ...More
April 4, 2012
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AAAHC Brings in New Specialist

The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement (AAAHC Institute), a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), has appointed Belle Lerner, MA, as its new assistant director. ...More
March 26, 2012
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Successfully Getting Your Facility Through an Audit

Joan Mckibben, administrator of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Somerset in Bridgewater, N.J., shares some insights about the audit process. ...More
February 27, 2012
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AAAHC Accredits 5,000th Organization

Formed as a private, nonprofit organization in 1979, AAAHC recently accredited its 5,000th facility. ...More
February 6, 2012
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AAAHC Announces Policy Change to Three-Year Accreditation Term

Shorter Terms to Be Discontinued, Replaced by Plans for Improvement, Interim Surveys ...More
November 23, 2011
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AAAHC Announces 5,000th Accreditation

Michigan Surgery Center Is Latest Ambulatory Organization to Meet AAAHC Standards ...More
November 16, 2011
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AAAHC Institute Releases Four New Ambulatory Performance Measurement and Benchmarking Studies

Clinical Data to Improve Practices and Procedures ...More
November 3, 2011
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Surgical Management Professionals Signs Management Contract with Gateway Surgery Center

SMP to manage facility, looking to increase efficiencies and services available to the community. ...More
September 27, 2011
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What to Look for in an Accreditation Body

SurgiStrategies spoke with three accreditation bodies — The Joint Commission, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) — to get a closer look at the key components a facility should consider when ...More
September 21, 2011 By Jessica Barreras
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Awards Presented by the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement

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September 19, 2011
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