American College of Surgeons Accreditation Fee

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is seeking accreditation for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The ACS accreditation is granted to facilities that demonstrate compliance with the Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards, which aim to improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer. The CoC accreditation encourages hospitals and treatment centers to improve their quality of care through various cancer-related programs and activities. The benefits of CoC accreditation include access to the Rapid Cancer Reporting System and other reporting tools, which facilitate quality improvement, community assessment, and cancer program administration. • The ACS will provide oversight of the effectiveness of the program by periodically conducting inspections and maintaining accreditation certification. • The ACS will assist in establishing a cancer program structure and services essential for cancer care. • The ACS will provide external assessment of the program and data to assess quality performance against National Cancer Database (NCDB) benchmarks. • The hospital must maintain all requirements outlined by the ACS to ensure access to the ACS database and adhere to the outlined ACS standards to ensure a high level of patient quality of care.