Information Technology. Definition: A term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange and utilize information in its various forms including business data, conversations, still images, motion pictures and multimedia presentations .
Outpatient surgery, as described above, may take place at any of the settings listed below. Questions or complaints about an individual facility should be directed to the appropriate regulating agency. An outpatient setting that is accredited by an accreditation agency approved by the Medical Board of California.
In addition, the following settings are exempt from accreditation: ambulatory surgical centers certified pursuant to the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for Medicare; any clinic directly conducted, maintained and operated by the Federal Government; licensed acute care hospitals; and Outpatient Surgery Settings licensed by the California Department of Public Health.