The Virginia Board of Medicine and the Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons are expected to work together to prevent inadequately trained providers from performing outpatient surgery, according to a VASPS release.
In Virginia, a physician without sufficient training to perform surgery in a hospital can perform surgery in an outpatient office. Ten years ago, Florida starting requiring physicians performing surgery in outpatient settings to have hospital privileges and American Board of Medical Specialties board certification, following a series of deaths in outpatient surgical clinics.
The Virginia Board of Medicine has created an ad hoc committee on outpatient surgery to discuss the issue and make recommendations. The committee has recommended a guidance document on office-based procedures to be created for use during the development of proposed regulations to protect patients from inadequately trained providers. Recommendations will be considered by the Board of Medicine on Feb. 17.
Read the VASPS news release on provider training.
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In Virginia, a physician without sufficient training to perform surgery in a hospital can perform surgery in an outpatient office. Ten years ago, Florida starting requiring physicians performing surgery in outpatient settings to have hospital privileges and American Board of Medical Specialties board certification, following a series of deaths in outpatient surgical clinics.
The Virginia Board of Medicine has created an ad hoc committee on outpatient surgery to discuss the issue and make recommendations. The committee has recommended a guidance document on office-based procedures to be created for use during the development of proposed regulations to protect patients from inadequately trained providers. Recommendations will be considered by the Board of Medicine on Feb. 17.
Read the VASPS news release on provider training.
Read more on ASC regulations:
-AHA Express Concern Over Fraud Laws, Other Regulations
-Nevada Surgery Centers Face Nearly 300% Increase in Licensing Fees or Reduction in Inspections
-5 Best Practices for Increasing Hand Hygiene Compliance