The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will release the 41st version of its standards in the Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care.

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mountain View Regional Medical Center was reaccredited by the American College of Cardiology, renewing its Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI, The Las Cruces Bulletin reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed on-site surveys June 1, and recently issued some follow-up guidance for surgery centers.

Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., was reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Bariatrics was reaccredited as a comprehensive center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare released its 2020 Quality Roadmap, which identifies high-compliance areas and improvement opportunities from surveys conducted in 2019.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed conducting accreditation surveys June 1, a spokesperson confirmed by email. 

The Los Angeles-based Ambulatory Surgery Center at Orthopaedic Institute for Children renewed its Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accreditation.

The Joint Commission is one of several accreditation organizations that will resume performing regular surveys in June. 

The Urgent Care Association accredited Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Express Care, Chattanoogan.com reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care recommends student health centers follow guidance set by the American College Health Association to provide care to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accreditation surveys can feel like an us-versus-them scenario, but by preparing amply beforehand and reframing the thought process around surveys, ASCs can be successful in the surveying process.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will suspend all nonemergency surveys for all clients through June 1 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care awarded Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Alhambra Surgery Center its Advanced Orthopedic Certification.

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas named Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health a Blue Distinction Center in three specialties, Progress Times reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is encouraging ASCs to follow guidance from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association to ensure patients and staff are safe as elective procedures restart.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care provided guidance for ASCs choosing to temporarily close, contract with a hospital or convert to a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield named London, Ky.-based Saint Joseph London a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, The Sentinel Echo reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has an array of resources for centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Surgical Facilities released a number of screening resources for facilities to utilize during the COVID-19 pandemic.