Office-Based Surgery Fast Track

For more than 25 years, the Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program has evaluated the safety and quality of care being provided at more than 40 different types of outpatient care settings.  Read more.

Is your Office-Based Surgery organization considering Joint Commission accreditation? Learn more.

What's New

• 2010 Prepublication Standards now available (9/29/09)
• 2010 National Patient Safety Goals now available (9/9/09)
• Steam Sterilization - Update on The Joint Commission's Position  (6/15/09)

Accreditation Information

• 2009 Survey Activity Guide *
• Accreditation Handbook for Office-Based Surgery *
  Includes: 
  
  • Eligibility for Survey
  • 'Ready to Go' List
  • On-Site Survey
  • Sample Agenda
  • Surveyor Qualifications
• The Tracer Process in Office-Based Surgery 
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• Office Based Surgery Standards Sampler *
• Business Associates Agreement
• Guidelines for Submission of Evidence of Standards Compliance  *
• What Happens After Your Joint Commission Survey *  

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Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

For Office-Based Surgery manuals, publications and educational conferences visit the JCR Web Store.

Joint Commission Requirements

Your free resource for standards and policy revisions and requirements published in Perspectives.

• Joint Commission Requirements for Office-Based Surgery

Quick Links

• Standards Online Question Form
• Statement of Conditions
• Organization Update Form
• Consumer Brochure
• Online Publicity Kit
• 2009 Pricing Worksheet Office-Based Surgery Center *
• Subscription Billing FAQs

Additional Resources

• How to Become Accredited
• How to Apply

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