BY MICHAEL KULCZYCKI | AUGUST 2018
To my dear colleagues:
Farewell.
That is a very difficult concept to put into a single word. After 44+ years of a professional-working life in health care, and after nearly 17 years of leading the Ambulatory Care accreditation program here at The Joint Commission, farewell means many things. Starting with my full retirement next month!
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Names in the News
MAY 2018
In partnership with 14 physicians, Regent Surgical Health of Westchester, Illinois, opened Oregon Surgical Institute (OSI) in Beaverton, Oregon.
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MAY 2018
Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Florida, hired marketing, branding and operations veteran M. Kathleen Donald as chief marketing officer.
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MARCH 2018
The Joint Commission appointed Cheryl L. Hoying, RN, as chief nurse executive and executive vice president of customer relations.
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FEBRUARY 2018
On February 14, 2018, Surgery Center Ceder Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will perform its 100,000th procedure, according to a press release.
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FEBRUARY 2018
The Surgery Center of Chesapeake in Chesapeake, Virginia, performed a total joint replacement (TJR) surgery on January 24, 2018, and became the first ASC in the South Hampton Roads region to perform a TJR, according to a release.
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JANUARY 2018
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) signed NJ S278 into law during his last days in office.
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DECEMBER 2017
On December 1, 2017, Andrew Wickine, MD, performed the first same-day total joint replacement (TJR) of Apex Surgical Center in Westmoreland, New York.
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DECEMBER 2017
OCTOBER 2017
Medical Facilities America Inc. of Franklin, Tennessee, appointed Robert O. Horrar as president and chief executive officer (CEO), according to an October 25 company release. Horrar previously served as chief operating officer of the company.
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OCTOBER 2017
Simple Admit, LLC, took top honors for Innovations in Healthcare as part of the 6th Annual Excellence in Healthcare Awards, according to an October 17 company release.
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OCTOBER 2017
Regent Surgical Health of Westchester, Illinois, promoted Bob Ryan to chief operating officer (COO), according to a release.
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JULY 2017
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (NJAASC) elected members to its board of directors and four new officers who will serve a two-year term, according to a release.
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JUNE 2017
The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) appointed David M. Shapiro, MD, CASC, former ASCA Board president and anesthesiologist at Red Hills Surgical Center in Tallahassee, Florida, to its Board of Directors.
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JUNE 2017
Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a provider of perioperative information systems, has acquired SourceMed, a provider of ASC software and services.
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DECEMBER 2016
Debra W. Levine has joined the health law practice of Brach Eichler LLC, in Roseland, New Jersey, as counsel. She previously served as deputy attorney general in the Department of Law and Public Safety and as assistant section chief of the Counseling Section of the Division of Consumer Affairs. In addition, Cheryll A. Calderon has joined the practice as an associate.
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SEPTEMBER 2016
Ohio Specialty Surgical Suites in Canton, Ohio, has become the first ASC in the country to receive the Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission, according to a release from the ASC. The ASC is a physician-owned, multi-specialty facility, partnered with SurgCenter Development.
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SEPTEMBER 2016
California Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (CASA) announced the inaugural recipients of the CASA Award for ASC Excellence and the CASA ASC of the Year last week, according to the CASA web site.
Grass Valley Surgery Center, PAMF Mountain View SurgiCenter, Surgecenter of Palo Alto, Surgery Center of Long Beach and West Wilshire Medical Surgical Center received the CASA Award for ASC Excellence and Grass Valley Surgery Center was named the CASA ASC of the Year.
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MAY 2016
Officials at SourceMed of Birmingham, Alabama, announced a strategic partnership with Command Health of Boulder, Colorado. This partnership will enable ASCs to meet the needs of their surgeons while maximizing reimbursements through faster, more complete and more actionable clinical documentation, according to a SourceMed release.
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APRIL 20, 2016
Officials at Surgical Funds of Dallas has announced a partnership with BMC Capital also of Dallas, according to a release.
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