Procedures requiring sterilized or high-level-disinfected instruments are performed daily in a variety of settings—hospitals, freestanding and hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), physicians' offices, clinics, endoscopy suites, and dental facilities.
Once limited to hospital inpatient settings, total joint surgery is…
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For an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), earning accreditation can be…