The Successful Ophthalmic ASC: Managing ASC Quality and Performance

Developed by AAOE in partnership with the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS), this downloadable PDF module offers a seven-step blueprint for establishing and maintaining an effective ASC quality management program that implements, monitors and evaluates quality and performance improvement efforts. Use this module to:

• Identify sources for keeping current with the rules and regulations governing ASCs in your state and measurements of compliance
• Establish a quality improvement committee
• Document the content of your quality improvement plan and your quality improvement committee’s responsibilities using the templates provided
• Understand what governing documents are required for your ASC, and prepare or revise them using the templates provided
• Learn how to document clinical activities efficiently
• Establish standards of care for patients, surgeons and staff that meet or exceed those mandated by certification and accreditation entities
• Identify ways to enhance quality of care, to differentiate your facility from those of the competition
• Learn about the importance of annual internal and external benchmarking in measuring the effectiveness of your facility’s quality management program
• Develop methods and measures for assessing patient and staff satisfaction using the sample surveys, questionnaires, reports and worksheets that you can customize for your facility

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2011, 16 pages

ISBN: 978-1-61525-240-4