Accreditation

“Seeking accreditation is voluntary, but Medicare regulations confer deemed status on accredited hospitals, allowing these hospitals to participate in Medicare and Medicaid without having to be certified” (Shi & Singh, 2017). Yes, hospital accreditation is important to me because of the implementation of the access, assessment, and continuity of care standards. Achieving accreditation make a strong statement to the community about an organization’s…

Programs that receive the accreditation recognition have a competitive advantage. There are two types of certifications available, the Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) and the Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH). Additionally, ICF recognizes and approves Continuing…

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or CoARC, sets up guidelines for respiratory care educations. The mission statement that the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care has is “to ensure that high quality educational programs prepare competent respiratory therapists for practice, education, research, and service” ("CoARC," 2016). The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was not named so in the beginning. In 1963 the…

they should continue to monitor performances, follow regulatory and accreditation compliance set forth by the company and the federal government. The following paper will discuss the similarities and differences of health care organizations; the United States of Veterans Affairs (VA), laboratories, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and pharmacies. Provide ways to monitor performance, achieve regulatory and accreditation compliance. Define the communication with leadership in aligning…

(Problem) Community colleges in California help students transfer to universities, enter the labor force, and/or promote within their current field of occupation. One of the greatest threats community colleges in the state encounter is losing their accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). The ACCJC is one of several accrediting agencies in the US that strives to hold community colleges accountable by periodically assessing and accrediting them.…

private accreditation body for social work programs. The CSWE works with community, educational and governmental agencies to set standards and advocate for social workers. http://www.cswe.org/ CSWE Accreditation The CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation (COA) develops and maintains academic standards that higher educational institutions must adhere to in order to meet state eligibility requirements for licensed social workers. The CSWE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education…

Because of CAP rigorous and comprehensive accreditation standards certain states allows Quest to forgo licensure requirements. This mainly because CAP requires laboratories go well beyond the expectations of their own state’s requirements for laboratory testing. Other states however, such as Florida, West Virginia, Maryland etc require state licensure regardless of accreditation status (Wager, Lee & Glaser 2013). Quest also holds a certificate of accreditation from the Clinical Laboratory…

In College Inc., Frontline presents an informative, surprising, yet at times tedious documentary. The documentary provides the background in for-profit schools, while interweaving Michael Clifford’s motives towards reforming, and helping other for-profit schools maintain a sustainable income to succeed. College Inc. conveys information regarding their enrollment tactics, their unfulfilled promises of training, and the debt that accumulates with enrolling in these schools. Frontline successfully…

There are four types of external-beam radiation therapy: Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), Proton beam therapy, and Stereotactic radiation therapy. 3D-CRT has special computers creating detailed 3D pictures of the cancer allowing the treatment team to target the beam more accurately. With this method, they are able to use higher doses of radiation while having reduced risk of healthy tissue damage. IMRT uses a Varian Clinac iX-S…

Risk Management Process An enterprise-wide risk management process should be built on an established and recognized framework, based on best-practices and adapted to components that align with the business’ specific needs. The framework for the organization’s risk profile should utilize internationally recognized standards as a model, which will better meet regulatory risk management and will also be more efficient in meeting the organization’s needs. The standards selected are then used as a…