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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, 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 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 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.
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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ADA HOMEPAGE NOTICES
Notes From Anne's Desk last update January 27, 2012
 December, 2011
The Safe Surgery Checklist is now available under Forms/Patient Charts.
The Fall ADA Advisor is now available here.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES
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 at Anne Dean's ASC Perspective
Care of the Morbidly Oebse in the Surgery Center
Renewing Patient Centered Care in ASCs
Disposing of Drugs
Measuring Patient Satisfaction (3 Parts)
September, 2011
Anne's on a roll...she's now blogging at www.annedean.wordpress.com Feel free to print out and use the three-part article on patient satisfaction as an inservice!
June, 2011
The Summer ADA Advisor (Newsletter) has been published.
May, 2011
Benchmark Study Results for Anticoagulants here
April, 2011
New Email Updates - ADA Keeping You Informed...Watch your inbox for them and subscribe
February, 2011
We've updated the Privacy and Confidentiality Inservice and rolled out a new one
Litigation (a Risk Management Inservice)
January, 2011
All New Forms Page Now Online
Are you prepared for CMS Re-Certification Survey? What about those expected OSHA inspections?
Keep up to date by reviewing Notes From Anne's Desk
LATEST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Question Posted 1/10/11: What should we do when, in the process of credentialing a physician or allied health member, we get a “fair” rating on one of the questions on the standardized reference request tool? We have a credentialing specialist in our center, but she is uncomfortable with passing the file forward with a recommendation to the Medical Director. This recently happened with an anesthesia provider who was applying for privileges at the center.
Question Posted 12/6/11:
Who all needs to get a TB test? Our physicians are telling us that the hospital has advised them they have to get tested. Is this so?
Question Posted 11/17/11:
How are we to handle this new issue about multi-dose vials where if the medication is drawn up in a patient care area it is to be treated as a single dose vial? We are totally committed to doing everything we can to reduce risks of infection, but this could be a huge financial burden on us.
Question Posted 11/17/11:
I discovered on a website for CLIA Waived tests info on tests kits we could get for marijuana, etc., and was thinking we could do these internally when we do the initial flu or TST? What do you think?
View Anne's Answers and more FAQs here
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Attention Inservice Coordinators:
Ambulatory Surgery and Blood Borne Pathogens, New 1/12
Ergonimic at Work Inservice, Rev. 9/11
Tuberculosis Among Health Care Workers Inservice, Rev. 6/11
Privacy and Confidentiality Inservice, updated 2/11
New Inservice - Litigation (a Risk Management Inservice), 1/11
(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
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 tool created for putting together a book of displays according to CMS regulations - forms page (April, 2010)
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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