The Joint Commission renewed CVS Health's MinuteClinic Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care for the fifth consecutive time.

The Joint Commission's new requirements for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement are scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2019 for all new customers applying for the certification.

The Joint Commission will not require the performance improvement standard for deemed-status ASCs, effective July 1, 2019.

Here are four things to know about The Joint Commission's opioid treatment program accreditation program requirements:

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Waltham, Mass.-based Bentley University Health Center.

The Joint Commission released a statement refuting a study published in the BMJ that questioned the benefits of accreditation.

Tess Poland, RN, MSN, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's senior vice president of accreditation services, weighed in on the importance and significance of AAAHC's advanced orthopaedic certification in the increasingly crowded ASC market in an interview.

AAAHC released a new report titled the "AAAHC Quality Roadmap 2018" based on data from over 900 accreditation surveys, identifying areas of high and low compliance for ASCs, Medicare deemed status ASCs, office-based surgery facilities and primary care settings.

  Largo, Fla.-based Bardmoor Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

Anchorage-based Alaska Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program developed an advanced certification program for wound care programs focusing on non-healing or complex wounds.

Little Rock-based Arkansas Outpatient Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare.

ASCs are subjected to a varying degree of state, federal and voluntary regulation and accreditation standards, including certificate of need laws, Medicare accreditation and voluntary accreditation by bodies such as the AAAHC or The Joint Commission, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Bridgewater, N.J.-based Ambulatory Surgical Center of Somerset is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Athens, Ga.-based Clearview Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Eye Care Leaders detailed the accreditation survey deficiencies most common for ASCs, and what centers can do after a survey to correct mistakes.

The Joint Commission awarded Atlanta-based Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center its Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation after an unannounced onsite survey.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care launched an Advanced Orthopaedic Certification program for ASCs seeking recognition in total joint and spine procedures.

The Joint Commission released revised scoring for ambulatory healthcare organizations in the areas of high level disinfection and sterilization.

A new article in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety explains how The New York State Anticoagulation Coalition developed a list of requisite data elements to manage the use of anticoagulants of patients in a new care setting.