Nj Facial Plastic Surgeon Shares The Importance Of Accreditation
NJ Facial Plastic Surgeon Shares the Importance of Accreditation
by
Dr. Andrew J. Miller
EDISON, NEW JERSEY – When researching plastic surgeons, patients will often find that some surgeons perform surgery in their office, while others perform surgery in the hospital. When opting for an in-office surgery center, it is important to ensure the facility is fully accredited.
\\”Many assume that if a surgeon offers to do their procedure in their office surgery center, that it has some level of oversight and accountability, but that is not always true,\\” said
NJ facial plastic surgeon
Dr. Andrew Miller. \\”For a surgeon to be able to offer in-house surgery, their facility must be accredited or certified, and obtaining that is no simple task.\\”
A fully accredited facility is one that has meet strict national standards for equipment, operating room safety and personnel and surgeon credentials.
Ambulatory Surgical Center
That particular facility is one with a medical staff of one or more physicians that have permanent facilities equipped and operated for the purpose of performing surgery. These facilities offer patients around the clock services from physicians and nurses during surgical procedures until the patients has recovered from the effects of anesthetics and all other times while the patient is in the center. The center does not offer these services or accommodations for patients who need to stay longer than 24 hours.
The importance of an accredited facility
Accredited outpatient surgery centers, also known as ambulatory centers same day surgery centers, are recognized for their safety. In general they have:
- Low rate of surgical complications (less than half of 1 percent)
- Low death rate (less than one in 57,000)
- Benefit of lower cost for patients
As of July 2009, the state of New York began to require doctor\\’s offices that carry out surgery under moderate or deep sedation have their centers inspected and accredited by independent organizations.
\\”Becoming accredited is an expensive undertaking, but we decided to become accredited before it became a law because the advantages clearly outweighed the disadvantages,\\” said Miller, whose partners offer breast enlargement and
male breast reduction
surgery. \\”We understand that some patients may not know what being an accredited facility means, but for those that do, they have a great sense of confidence when choosing us for their surgery.\\”
Patients who choose an accredited ambulatory center will experience the following advantages:
- Surgery is performed by a physician with whom the patient has built a relationship with, which guarantees them quality and personalized care
- The process of admittance and discharge is simplified
- Flexible schedule when booking procedures
- While the patient is in surgery, their loved ones can relax in an informal, private environment
The following organizations offer accreditation:
- Accreditation for Ambulatory Health Care
- Medicare
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
- Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
\\”Becoming certified, especially by Medicare, is a time consuming, intense and expensive process, but with all three of our facilities accredited, we feel are patients are more comfortable in our center than they would be in a hospital,\\” said the Juvederm provider.
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