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The ADA Group, founded by Anne Dean, is a Consulting Firm Specializing in Ambulatory Surgical Development and Regulatory Compliance for State Licensure, Certification and 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 Commision 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 450 ambulatory surgical development projects and regulatory compliance contract services which has provided us with countless problem-resolving opportunities and success stories in ambulatory care.
Although our 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.
Why Hire The ADA Group
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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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CLIENT ONLINE NOTICES
From Anne's Desk last update September 1, 2010
Summer Edition of
The ADA Advisor
now available here
September - 2010
Review Anne's Notes regularly, we've been very busy...Anne's posted over 17 times in the last two months and there's plenty to review and download!
August - 2010
We are switching out "Pharmacy Nurse" title for "Medication Management Nurse." The Medication Administration Program will now be referred to the Medication Management Program.
Flash Sterilization policy is now "Immediate Use Steam Sterilization"
July - 2010
Several new QI Studies and Games have been posted. Check them out!
See the Officer's Workbook page....we added a word file to use in creating the workbook spines and covers for the binders, along with the file to organize the tabs and section dividers for each of the Officer's Workbooks...
June - 2010
Congratulations are due!
It is unbelievable but totally possible….Linda Abbot, Administrative Director, Chesapeake Surgery Center, Salisbury, Maryland…..went through the CMS re-certification survey and had zero deficiencies.
Is that not awesome! Cudos, cudos, cudos, Linda!
Are you prepared for CMS Re-Certification Survey? Keep up to date by reviewing Anne's Notes
LATEST FAQs (7/21/10):
Question: We draw up medications for the day’s patients on the morning of surgery in a syringe. Is this okay and how long is this good for?
Question: During our recent three day CMS survey, the surveyor told us that at least once a year the organization needs to contact the local fire department to assist them in conducting a full fire drill with evacuation. What form should I use to document this?
Question: A surveyor recently told me that we need to delete privileges that physicians aren’t using. What do they mean by this?
Find the Answers here
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Attention Inservice Coordinators:
Coming Soon - Handwashing Competency New Labeling Quiz Game (8/2010) New C-Dif Inservice (8/2010) Patient Grievances Inservice (New 5/2010) (at 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
Excerpt from State Operations Manual, Appendix L - 416.42 (b) Standard: Administration of Anesthesia (word document)
CMS 5/09 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 new tool created for putting together a book of displays according to CMS regulations - forms page (April, 2010)
Watch the policy updates being posted daily. Many posted in May.
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 more outside links, Clients, check out our Resource Links
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