Improving Quality and Safety in the Endoscopy Unit (On-Demand) | August 2023-EURP Application_ASC_HOPD

EURP Application_ASC_HOPD_2019

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The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program is a program designed to recognize and assess the quality and safety of endoscopy units. The program application must be reviewed and signed by the medical director of the unit. The application form includes information such as the type of endoscopy unit (office-based, ambulatory surgical center, or hospital outpatient department), the unit's accreditation, and the completion of the ASGE Quality Course. <br /><br />The application also requires the verification of ASGE membership for endoscopists working in the unit. At least 50% of the endoscopists must be ASGE members. The application form includes spaces to list the name, ASGE membership status, annual colonoscopy procedures performed, and specialty of each endoscopist. <br /><br />The application includes sections for the medical director to attest to the unit's adoption of seven ASGE clinical guidelines and the CDC guideline on infection control. The medical director must also attest that all pertinent staff members have completed competency assessments for endoscope reprocessing, sterile medication administration, and infection prevention. <br /><br />The application includes a quality policy assessment section where the unit must demonstrate the development and adoption of policies for various quality measures, such as bowel preparation quality, cecal intubation rate, adenoma detection rate, adverse event tracking, and patient satisfaction surveys. The unit must also submit data pertaining to these measures. <br /><br />The application requires the submission of a summary of a clinical quality improvement project completed in the unit. The unit must also pay an application fee. <br /><br />The application checklist includes a list of all the required documents and forms that must be submitted. <br /><br />Overall, the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program aims to ensure that endoscopy units meet specific quality and safety criteria.

Keywords

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program

quality and safety assessment

medical director

endoscopy unit type

accreditation

ASGE membership verification

clinical guidelines adoption

competency assessments

quality policy assessment

clinical quality improvement project