AAAHC Update

A good Disaster Plan can help any ASC meet the standards of accreditation or certification for CMS. But more importantly, a well written and rehearsed plan could potentially save lives. So what does it take to create a plan that meets your facility’s needs and helps...

by Geoffrey Charlton-Perrin I live on the edge. No, I don’t jump out of airplanes or scale El Capitan for kicks. As the Director of Marketing for AAAhC, a non-profit organization that accredits same day surgery centers and primary care practices, I exist on the fringe...

Every device that you acquire for use on your patients comes with a manufacturer’s handbook. Before acquiring any device, however, I strongly suggest that you go to the following websites to determine what you need to do, and whether or not the device you are...

I am not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV. I am, however, an occasional patient. So while I am not qualified to write about airway management or anesthesia carts or the pros and cons of scrub laundering services, I am ideally suited to pontificating about...