Joint Commission-accredited ASCs report increased return on investment

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission reported on June 1 that a new independent study of 161 Joint Commission-accredited ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) finds that for each dollar invested in accreditation, an organization has that dollar returned along with an additional $6.28 in benefits.

Key areas of financial return include:

• Revenue, reimbursement rate
• Operational efficiencies, improvement efforts
• Risk reduction and mitigation of lawsuits, reduction in liability costs
• Reduction of staff turnover, improved competencies of supervisors and staff.