Month: July 2013
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Surgery Center Accreditation Transfer Agreement
Do you have a Transfer Agreement? Well they are becoming “OBSOLETE” in the state of California. Only a handful of hospitals provide transfer agreements. If you are up for surgery center re-accreditation and you have a transfer agreement good. Usually issued transfer agreements are what we call “EVERGREEN” and they are good indefinitely or unless…
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Construction Plans and Designing Your Surgery Center
Once you have finalized, accepted and approved your design & floor plan it’s time to implement the construction drawings phase of the project. The good news is that when you have made all revisions to the design & floor plan your contractor can prepare a separate proposal on the cost of the construction drawings and…
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Accreditation Infection Control Program
Demonstrate to your accreditation organization’s inspector that your infection control program is monitored on a continuous basis and that it is a direct link to the quality improvement program. It is extremely important to make references in your policy that the center follows nationally recognized guidelines. I use the Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
