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

• New York State Department of Health Designates The Joint Commission to Improve Safety of Office-Based Surgery (1/16/08)
• 2008 Survey Activity Guide (1/15/08)
• Life Safety Chapter Field Review (12/11/07)

Accreditation Information

• 2008 National Patient Safety Goals

Additional Resources

• How to Become Accredited
• How to Apply

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

• Office Based Surgery Standard Sampler
• 2008 Survey Activity Guide
• Organization Update Form
• Standards Online Question Form
• Statement of Conditions
• Consumer Brochure: This Facility is Accredited by the Joint Commission - Ambulatory Care
• Online Publicity Kit
• Pricing Worksheet:
  • Office-Based Surgery Center pricing worksheet