02/17/2016
Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC and Coddington Office Based Surgery AWARDED OFFICE-BASED SURGERY
ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION for the 3rd time in a Row
(Staten Island, NY – June 4, 2015) Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC today announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Office-Based Surgery Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective care.
Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC underwent a rigorous, unannounced on-site survey in (June 4, 2015). During the review, compliance with office-based surgery standards related to several areas, including coordination of care, patient education and training, proper monitoring of patients during procedures that involve deep sedation or anesthesia, and postoperative care plans was evaluated. On-site observations and interviews also were conducted.
Established in 2001, The Joint Commission’s Office-Based Surgery Accreditation program serves as a quality oversight tool for surgical practices with four or less practitioners. An estimated 400 organizations currently maintain Office-Based Surgery Accreditation from The Joint Commission, awarded for a three-year period.
“As patients across the United States increasingly receive care in an office-based setting, Joint Commission accreditation provides office-based surgery organizations with processes contributing to improvements in patient care across a variety of areas,” said Michael Kulczycki, executive director, Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation program. “We commend Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC for its efforts to become a quality improvement organization.”
Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC is pleased to receive accreditation from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation,” added Radha Syed, MD, FACOG President of Richmond OBGYN Associates, PC. “Staff from across the organization continue to work together to develop and implement approaches and strategies that have the potential to improve care for the patients in our community.”
The Joint Commission’s office-based surgery standards are a subset of its ambulatory care standards, and are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, quality improvement measurement experts, and patients. The standards are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help organizations measure, assess and improve performance.
