Interested in Ambulatory Care Accreditation?

The Joint Commission’s Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program was established in 1975, and today more than 1,700 freestanding ambulatory care organizations are Joint Commission-accredited. These organizations generally fall into the broad categories of surgical, medical/dental, diagnostic/therapeutic services and telehealth, and represent a variety of settings.

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• See if your organization is eligible for accreditation.

Ready to begin? Select the segment below that best describes  your facility.

• Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Primary care providers and non-surgical settings such as Medical Group Practices and Community Health Centers.
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Accreditation Surgical settings with 5 or more practitioners including single-specialty or multi-specialty surgery centers, and for surgery centers seeking Medicare status through the "Deemed Status" survey option.
• Office-Based Surgery Accreditation Surgical settings with 4 or fewer practitioners including single-specialty or multi-specialty surgery practices, oral surgery and podiatric surgery.
• Imaging Center Accreditation Freestanding Diagnostic Imaging Centers.
• Sleep Center Accreditation Freestanding Sleep Centers.
• Urgent Care Center Accreditation Freestanding Urgent Care Centers
• Bureau of Primary Health Care Health centers supported by the Bureau of Primary Health Care.

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• Email: AHCquality@jointcommission.org
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What's the Word on Accreditation?

“Joint Commission accreditation is paramount to my practice.  It demonstrates excellence to my patients and the community of my commitment of the highest level of care. Accreditation provides a level of comfort that the systems are in place and working to protect myself, staff and patients.  In the end, everyone wins.  Patients often are impressed that I achieved it.  It just provides consistent, realizable level of service and facilities for my staff, patients and myself.”

Lee R. Walker MD DDS
Los Gatos Oral & Facial Surgery

 “We’ve always been strong believers in making every effort to give patients the highest standard of care in our office surgery setting.  Joint Commission accreditation gives us a challenge to make sure we’re doing things right 100% of the time.  Accreditation is an excellent process for staff . It stretches your mind and makes you think, ‘What is that one more step you can do for your patients?’”

Paula Hollister
Facility Director
Sturgis Foot & Ankle Clinic

News

The Joint Commission approved by CMS to accredit suppliers of advanced imaging services.

• Federal Register notice of approval *
• Joint Commission  press release 
• More on the regulation

Resources

• Review additional manuals, and publications for ambulatory care settings
• JCR learning opportunities for 2010
• National Patient Safety Goals
• Standards

Articles

Is accreditation really worth it? 
Read article from Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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Contact Us

For more information call, 630- 792-5286 or email AHCquality@jointcommission.org

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American Medical Group Association (AMGA)
New Orleans, LA
March 18-19, 2010

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
Boston, MA
April 10-13, 2010

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)
Anaheim, CA
May 19-21, 2010

Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA)
Colorado Springs, CO
May 23-25, 2010

Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Spring Conference
Orlando, FL
May 25-27, 2010

American Healthcare Radiology Association (AHRA)
Washington, DC
August 22-25, 2010

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
TBD
August 23-25, 2010

California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA)
San Diego, CA
September 15-16, 2010

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
Chicago, IL
September 27 – October 2, 2010

Becker’s ASC Conference
Chicago, IL
October 21-22, 2010

Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Fall Conference
Phoenix, AZ
October 22-23, 2010

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
New Orleans, LA
October 24-26, 2010

OR Excellence
Fort Lauderdale, FL
October 28-29, 2010

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Chicago, IL
November 28 – December 3, 2010