How To Become Accredited

Office Based Surgery Accreditation


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.

 

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  Register for the Office-based Surgery Toolkit to access:

  • Accreditation Handbook A must-have for the prospective customer, this booklet summarizes the complete accreditation process from submitting an application to sample survey agendas. 
  • Standards Sampler Gain a better understanding of how imaging standards are structured and the issues they address.
  • Pricing information.

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 Michael Kulczycki Michael Kulczycki Executive Director
630-792-5286

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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
Boston, MA
April10-13, 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

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

Resources


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Is accreditation really worth it? 
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Contact Us

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

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