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The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is the national association dedicated to advancing high quality, physician led and patient centered care in ambulatory surgery centers.
What is the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers?The American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is the national association dedicated to advancing high quality, physician led and patient centered care in ambulatory surgery centers. Who Meets the AAASC Accreditation? CareNow
CareNow is one of the only primary care groups in Texas to meet the rigorous quality requirements of the AAAHC.
CareNow has voluntarily passed a series of rigorous and nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality health care, earning an accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation underscores our longstanding commitment to providing the highest possible level of quality care to our community.
CareNow has met the AAAHC standards in areas such as:
Rights of Patients
Governance
Quality of Care
Quality Improvement
Clinical Records
Surgical Services
Laboratory Services
Occupational Health Services
Professional Improvements
AAAHC, a private, not-for-profit organization, has over 23 years of experience in developing appropriate healthcare standards and performance measurements. Click Here for their website AAASC Articles Ongoing studies cite clinical best practices: AAAHC IQI seeks to provide QI benchmarking - Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement
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Read More AAASC ResourcesAccreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, also known as AAAHC or the Accreditation Association, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1979. It is the preeminent leader in developing standards to advance and promote patient safety, quality and value for ambulatory health care through peer-based accreditation processes, education and research. Accreditation is ultimately awarded to organizations that are found to be in compliance with the Accreditation Association standards. The Accreditation Association currently accredits over 3,000 organizations in a wide variety of ambulatory health care settings, including ambulatory and office based surgery centers, managed care organizations, as well as Indian and student health centers, among others. With a single focus on the ambulatory care community, the Accreditation Association offers organizations a cost-effective, flexible and collaborative approach to accreditation.
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