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Accreditation of health care facilities and organizations is often used to assess, assure and improve quality of care. However, the evidence base related to the effectiveness of accreditation is unclear, as are the potential wider implications of this intervention on the health system.
Introduction. This Accreditation and Qualification guide will support Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) / NHS 111 staff, enabling them to make informed decisions in relation to teaching, learning and training when it comes to service provision, personal development, career progression and continuous professional development.
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Depending on the specific needs of a country or jurisdiction (e.g., state or province), systems of accreditation, certification, and licensure can provide valuable information about the capa-bility, quality, and safety of health care organizations and practitioners.
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Oct 14, 2022 · This discussion paper explores accreditation as a health care quality intervention, drawing on a broad evidence base of accreditation and of other similar external evaluation processes, quality interventions and health systems research, combined with global interdisciplinary experience and expertise.
- What Is Accreditation in HPE?
- How Does Accreditation Relate to Program Evaluation Or Research in HPE?
- What Is The Role of Accreditation in HPE?
- How Does Accreditation Contribute to Health Care Outcomes?
- What Are The Common CORE Elements of Accreditation Systems in HPE?
- Trends and Tensions: Emerging Developments in HPE Accreditation?
Accreditation can be considered a societal enterprise that is fundamental for both effective HPE and effective health care, but there is no universal agreement on its definition. It has variously been described as a form of quality assurance (QA), an enterprise of continuous quality improvement (CQI), a form of program evaluation, and various combi...
Accreditation, program evaluation, and medical education research can sometimes be overlapping endeavours, with shared methods. Table 2compares these three enterprises. Accreditation can be mandated by government or another oversight body or it can be part of a profession’s self-regulation. Meanwhile, program evaluation and research are usually ele...
Accreditation’s dual functions of QA and CQI can improve HPE through enhanced training and improved graduate abilities. Table 3illustrates the spectrum of these QA and CQI perspectives. These two perspectives can often co-exist in many accreditation systems.
In creating standards of educational quality, the accreditation process communicates the values of a profession or professional community. The creation of these standards should consider societal needs for the health professions, aligning them with desired health care outcomes . There is clear evidence that the quality of HPE has a powerful impact ...
Accreditation systems around the world are numerous and varied. Each has evolved in its unique context and is composed of unique features . IHPAOC identified the need for a common typology of core elements of accreditation systems, and so proposed a simple framework. The 10 core elements are listed in Table 4. Accreditation systems across the conti...
As a final task, IHPOAC participants highlighted several trends and tensions as HPE evolves in the unique context of the twenty-first century. 1. 1. Summative vs. formative? QA vs. CQI? The first overarching theme deals with the tension between the QA and CQI functions of accreditation systems. This is a perennial debate; one that continues to this...
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Oct 17, 2017 · The accreditation process is largely viewed as a quality assurance process, which often feeds in to quality improvement activities if the feedback aligns with organizational priorities. Three key stages are required for accreditation to impact quality: coherence, organizational buy-in and organizational action.
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The heterogeneity of outcomes from prior system-atic reviews, as well as these two new studies, may arise from several different sources. First, the benefits of accreditation are likely to be modest and further reduced by improvements made by facilities indepen-dent of accreditation status.
