6 Challenges in Office-Based Surgery Accreditation: How To Obtain ASC Accreditation

July 3rd, 2023 | Private Medical Practice

Acquiring accreditation for a healthcare organization is a challenging process that requires plenty of effort and determination. When an organization begins the process of accreditation, it is essential to have a clear understanding of the requirements and guidelines set by the accrediting body.

However, the journey towards accreditation is not always straightforward and can be fraught with obstacles and challenges. On those occasions, you may need the help of office-based surgery accreditation consultants, like those at Rockett Healthcare.

Learn more about the challenges of office-based surgery accreditation and how we can help you overcome them.

Challenge 1: Finding Qualified Staff

Office-based surgery accreditation requires that you have enthusiastic, experienced, and well-trained staff to meet the requirements. You will need staff members to have up-to-date training to meet the required criteria, as well as thorough documentation verifying these trainings.

Rockett Healthcare provides a range of services to help you find and train the right team so you can meet accreditation standards.

Challenge 2: Complex Paperwork and Documentation

The professionals at Rockett Healthcare have the expertise and experience to help you successfully complete any documentation needed to obtain accreditation. Because even seemingly minor mistakes can cost you, we make sure your staff has the knowledge on how to finalize and review paperwork to catch errors before they become an issue.

Challenge 3: Inconsistent Work

One of the primary challenges in achieving office-based surgery accreditation is meeting the standards. These standards can be quite rigorous and require healthcare organizations to implement policies and procedures that meet the highest standards of care.

This means you need a solid understanding of how to implement any regulations or follow any laws to the fullest extent, including having a team aware of how to correct any issues before the final evaluation.

There’s no such thing as partial credit in your final evaluation. You need to make sure you and your team follow all prescribed procedures and avoid procrastinating on the adjustments that need to be made.

Office-based surgery accreditation consultants like Rockett Healthcare can get your team to produce consistent work so you can provide the best possible care.

Challenge 4: Misconceptions About Accreditation

Accreditation can seem like a hassle, eating at your revenue without any benefit. However, the truth is different.

Patients, staff, and healthcare organizations all benefit from accreditation. For one, staff members receive the training needed to provide exceptional care while also creating a healthy work environment for all others. The organization develops a roadmap for continuous improvement, and patients enjoy a higher quality of care from credentialed staff.

Let Rockett Healthcare help you obtain the full benefits of accreditation.

Challenge 5: Unsafe Environments and Practices

Without a set standard, it’s easy to fall into unsafe practices in the name of speed. An unsafe environment for patients and staff can be as minor as poor signage or as major as untested patient safety devices. If you aren’t prepared for emergencies, that only makes the situation more dire.

Office-based surgery accreditation consultants can spot potential safety issues and help you not only correct them but stay ahead of future problems.

Challenge 6: Going At It Alone

Trying to obtain office-based surgery accreditation on your own isn’t easy. There’s so much to tackle that it can feel like trying to navigate a maze in the dark. That’s why you need help on the path to success.

At Rockett Healthcare, we know the obstacles and challenges you may face during the accreditation process by heart. And we are more than capable of successfully guiding you through to the other side.

Our team is here to answer all your questions and help you provide the best quality care that your organization can. We can even help you go through the process of being able to accept insurance for your services.

Ready to see what we can do? Reach out today and get started on the office-based surgery accreditation process.

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Dr Manoj Mehta, MD

Endoscopy Center of the North Shore

Wilmette, IL

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Aonghus Shortt, CEO

FoodMarble Digestive Health

Dublin, Ireland

"We contracted with Rockett Healthcare, LLC to help us develop our endoscopy center and contract with payers. Rock led a very successful contracting effort with the payers and we are earning combined facility and professional fees for office-based procedures that are 200-300% of Medicare ASC rates(depending on the payer). Rock achieved this for us by educating the local Hawaii payers on the value of office endoscopy in Hawaii's regulatory environment which makes it difficult to obtain an ASC license."

Dr Mel Ona, MD

Ohana Endoscopy Clinic

Kapulei, HI

"Rock and I met about 10 years ago when he led the negotiation process to get higher rates from our major payer for office-based procedures. He and his team helped us get our office endoscopy suite accredited and successfully completed negotiations with other payers.

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Digestive Disease Associates, LTD

Hinsdale, IL

"We worked with Rock from day one of our project to develop a two room endoscopy suite for office based procedures. In addition to guiding the project from start to finish, he also has contracted with almost all of our major payers. His negotiations yielded rates with the payers that are 3x what we were getting when we did endoscopy procedures in surgery centers and hospital outpatient settings. We are grateful for his expertise and persistence in negotiating higher rates on our behalf."

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Prima CARE

Fall River, MA