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The ADA Group, founded by Anne Dean, is a Consulting Firm Specializing in Ambulatory Surgical Development and Regulatory Compliance for ASC State Licensure, Medicare Certification and ASC Accreditation.
Providing Only the Best Solutions—From the conception of the idea through financial feasibility to the administration of hundreds of particles that must be managed during the construction process and on to State Licensure, Medicare Certification and Joint Commission and AAAHC Accreditation—we put your Center first.
 The ADA Group has the experience. Since 1985, Anne Dean and the The ADA Group consultants have worked on more than 650 ambulatory surgical development projects and regulatory compliance contract services which has provided us with countless problem-resolving opportunities and success stories in ambulatory care.
Development: Although our development work typically begins at the design phase of a project, at any point in the ongoing development of an ASC, having us bring our unique programs and systems to the table would provide the highest level of achievement and success to any project. Do you have development questions? See commonly asked questions and our answers here.
Why Hire The ADA Group
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Regulatory Compliance: The ADA Group utilizes our web site to communicate and provide updates to programs, policies and forms to those who subscribe. Want to see more? Download our sneak peak word document containing screen captures of access-only pages here: Sneak Peak
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ADA HOMEPAGE NOTICES
Notes From Anne's Desk last update June 20, 2014
Fall Newsletter Now Online!
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North
Pinellas
Surgery
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Dunedin
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FL
Debbie Weigle, AD
AAAHC |
Klamath Surgery Center
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Steve Farris, AD
Maureen Jesperson, RN, ORS
State licensure, CMS
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Congratulations Anne!
Anne Frey Dean, RN, BSN, LRM
is one of the
201 Women Leaders to Know in the ASC Industry
from Becker's ASC Review - Written by Carrie Pallardy | August 07, 2013
RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES:See Anne's article in Becker's ASC Review:
See Anne's comments in the June and July OHSA article in ASC Focus by Robert Kurtz
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A26bhn/ASCFocusJune2013/resources/14.htmhttp://content.yudu.com/Library/A29pcy/ASCFocusJuly2013/resources/25.htmA Consultant's Perspective - Making the Switch to EMRs
Q and A with Anne Dean in Amkai's March National Newsletter To read Anne's article and other articles, go to their homepage and jump to News/Articles...  Becker's ASC Review: Ideas to Improve Performance and Benchmarking 8 Steps to Achieve 7 -10 Minute Turnover Times in an ASC
6 Tips for Proper Housekeeping in an ASC posted on the Clinical Quality and Infection Control Page at Becker's ASC ReviewWhen Death Occurs at an ASC: Thoughts From Anne Dean, published April 10th at Becker's ASC Review, Quality & Infection Control page Best Practices for Proper Care of Morbidly Obese in Surgery Centers, published January 10, 2012 at Becker's ASC Review, ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification Anne shares information with Rachel Fields for the article " 10 Top Patient Safety Issues in 2012" published at Becker's ASC Review (December 19, 2011) Read Anne's article at Becker's ASC Review - ASC Accreditation Page "Seven Quality Improvement Strategies for ASCs Based on CMS Survey Results" (pubished December 13, 2011)
Read Anne's article "Measuring Patient Satisfaction: Important Considerations" at Becker's ASC Review - ASC Accreditation Page (pubished December 19, 2011)
 BLOG ARTICLES
Is Your Surgery Center Safe?
Where Was the Detour? Turning ORs in 7 to 10 Minutes
Housekeeping...The Backbone of ASCs
Should ASC's Consider Valium a Safe "Take-At-Home" Pre-operative Medication?The Pre-Operative Patient Assessment in an Ambulatory Surgery CenterLosing a PatientTransferring Patients in an ASCCare of the Morbidly Obese in the Surgery Center
Renewing Patient Centered Care in ASCs
Disposing of DrugsMeasuring Patient Satisfaction (3 Parts)
Are you prepared for your next Joint Commission Survey? Anne just spent the last few weeks traveling to several surveys...her new suggested action items are posted on Notes from Anne's Desk.
Are you prepared for CMS Re-Certification Survey? What about those expected OSHA inspections?
Clients, keep up to date by reviewing Notes From Anne's Desk
Everyone else...call us to discuss how we can help you be prepared!
LATEST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Can hand lotion be used in the peri-operative setting?
What standards should my infection prevention program be resourcing?
Do we still have to remove nail polish if scrubbing in the OR?
Do I have to remove my gown before leaving the OR? How about before leaving the decontam/soiled instrument processing area?
There is a lot of controversy in our organization regarding the removal of jewelry prior to handwashing. Our staff says this only applies if they are scrubbing in for a case. Help!
We are a busy eye center. As such, we are drawing up all syringes for any blocks the morning of surgery and labeling them for the name of the drug, dosage, date and the initials of the person who drew it up. Is this acceptable?
View Anne's Answers and more FAQs here
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Attention Inservice Coordinators:
Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement in an ASC Setting, New 12/12
Patients' Bill of Rights, New 12/12
Ergonomics at Work, Rev. 12/12
Disruptive Behavior in the Workplace, Rev. 12/12
(See dozens more on the Inservices page)
Attention Risk Managers:
Electronic Incident Reporting Now Avaiable
Contact Stephanie for instructions
regarding emailing those reports to the ADA Risk Managers
Here are our recommended downloads (pdf) files regarding CMS surveys:
Agency for Health Care Administration ASPEN: Regulation Set (RS)
ASC Quality Collaboration Implementation Guide
State Operations Manual Appendix L - Guidance for Surveyors: Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Rev. 12/22/11
Excerpt from State Operations Manual, Appendix L - 416.42 (b) Standard: Administration of Anesthesia
(word document)
CMS 12/13 Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet
Also:
Review Anne's Medicare Survey - Self Assessment Tool...and many new and revised forms - on the forms page
See the tool created for putting together a book of displays according to CMS regulations - forms page
Here is a link you may find useful for Verifying Education...
(http://www.studentclearinghouse.org)
Also, these links for Infection Control Training for your IC Coordinator:
(http://www.apic.org)
(http://www.cbic.org)
For many more outside links, see our Resource Links
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