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n every QUAD A accredited facility, the term “personnel” plays a crucial role in defining the structure and functioning of

Does your facility have a clearly defined framework for the length of surgery allowable in the office? If not, you

Many questions are posed to QUAD A regarding this requirement. Standard 8-B-24 states that the surgeon/proceduralist and the licensed or

Lidocaine is one of several ACLS drugs used to treat cardiac arrest from ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF).

Many questions come into QUAD A regarding building requirements. QUAD A does not provide operating room specifications since we accredit

Instrument marking tape is often used to help organize and identify instruments as they are moved between sterile processing and

In highly specialized and sterile environments, including semi-restrictive and restricted areas of the facility, such as the operating room (OR)

Sterile supplies, non-sterile supplies, and clean equipment may be stored in the same storage area. Many facilities have limited space,

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for Emergency Preparedness (EP) establish national EP requirements for Medicare-participating facilities

QUAD A has several standards that address patient selection. However, the onus is on the facility to create policies and