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53 Quality & Accreditation board, according to Ms. Bernicky. The leadership team is involved in edu- cating the staff, monitoring compliance and keeping all documentation up- to-date and in order. They also set policies the staff members, surgeons and anesthesia providers follow. Additionally, it is helpful if board meeting agendas and minutes reflect un- derstanding and oversight of all processes which are in place, notes Ms. Yoder. If it isn't documented somewhere, one can ascertain that it wasn't done or communicated. 6. Make the accreditation process a team-based approach. The best practice is to make sure all members on the team are aware of accred- itation needs, according to Ms. Yoder. While all team members should be trained on accreditation needs, it is good to have someone take the lead and make sure all chapters of the accreditation book are covered and all departments in the ASC have accountability related to specific needs. "I was recently at a site where all the managers or team leads took a chapter of the AAAHC manual and met each week to ensure all processes where in place," she says. "They reveiwed their binders/paper work and went line item by line item. They believe that the time and energy spent now will pay off later in the year." 7. Create a core team. An accreditation-focused team can include the administrator, a physician champion — an anesthesiologist or chair of the medical staff — as well as staff members who have expertise in infec- tion prevention and environment of care. "What I have observed is that an ASC that takes a team approach and engages as many people as pos- sible, uses mock surveys and conducts briefings throughout the year will be much better served when preparing for the accreditation survey as well as preparing for the next patient everyday," says Mr. Kulczycki. n What I have observed is that an ASC that takes a team approach and engages as many people as possible, uses mock surveys and conducts briefings throughout the year will be much better served when preparing for the accreditation survey as well as preparing for the next patient every day." — Michael Kulczycki, The Joint Commission SYNERGEN Health delivers complete billing, collections and revenue cycle services that simplify our clients' complex healthcare revenue financial data. Our patent pending, cloud-based analytics solution, DOCTRIX®, provides easy-to-read executive dashboards that drill down to claim level details in just 3-4 clicks. DOCTRIX is platform agnostic, and provides real-time data and daily access to integrated operation and financial analytics with insight and actionable intelligence. Contact us today and mention #ASCDoctrix for a free 90 day trial and visit synergenhealth.com for more information. *Trial offer expires September 15, 2015