Credentialing and Other Issues in Life Care Planning
Roger O. Weed, Debra E. Berens in Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook, 2018
Accreditation can refer to educational institutions or other organizations. As noted previously, NCCA accredits organizations that meet certain standards. The operative word here is organization since the program or educational offerings are accredited whereas certification applies to individuals. Within educational institutions, accreditations can be numerous. For example, the university where both authors taught is accredited not only as a university, but the specific rehabilitation counseling program is also accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (www.cacrep.org). Furthermore, some of the classes also meet the requirements for accreditation in school counseling, professional counseling, and school psychology. With regard to life care planning, the standards of rehabilitation counselor training identify knowledge content areas that include the mandate to teach life care planning elements as part of the rehabilitation counselor training program (CRE, 2008). As of October 2017, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) has included life care planning under its Community Resources and Partnerships knowledge domain area such that individuals who sit for the national CRC exam are expected to know and be tested on concepts specific to life care planning (www.crccertification.com).
Education and Training of Radiologic Technologists
Kenneth L. Miller in Handbook of Management of Radiation Protection Programs, 2020
There are several categories of accreditation. Provisional Accreditation is granted to a new program, in the early stage of development, that has not graduated a class of students; it indicates that the program, when fully operational, will be in compliance with the Essentials. Initial or Continuing Accreditation for a maximum of 5 years is granted to a fully operational program, indicating that the program is in full compliance with the Essentials. Probationary Accreditation is granted when the program is not in compliance with the Essentials and it is felt that the deficiencies are such that they will interfere with the educational experience of the students. The program is given the opportunity to correct the deficiencies, and submit a progress report to CAHEA by a specific date. Probationary Accreditation-Administrative is granted when the program does not comply with one or more of the administrative requirements for maintaining accreditation. Accreditation Withheld is applied with the accreditation review process indicates that the program is not in substantial compliance with the Essentials. Accreditation Withdrawn is a category that may be voluntary when the sponsoring institution plans to close the program, or involuntary when Probationary Accreditation or Probationary Accreditation-Administrative is not removed within a specified period of time.7
Egypt
Salah Hassan, Kidd Michael in Family Practice In The Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2018
Improving the quality of services was a prime goal of Egypt’s Health Sector Reform Programme. As part of the programme strategies, a “Quality Improvement Directorate” was established by “Ministerial Decree” (number 272 for the year 1998). The quality directorate developed a comprehensive programme to improve quality through designing and implementing an accreditation system. This included establishing standards for PHC facilities’ accreditation with the development of MoHP accreditation trainers and surveyors. In the meantime, it started implementing a plan to enrol PHC facilities in the accreditation programme. The programme starts with an assessment of enrolled facilities, then developing an improvement plan for each, followed by field work to coach facilities to implement these standards, then finally undertake assessment and grant accreditation for facilities successfully passing these standards. Accreditation remains valid for two years then a re-assessment is done to renew it or give a grace period to qualify for it if a facility fails in the re-accreditation assessment.3
Implementation of healthcare accreditation in Danish general practice: a questionnaire study exploring general practitioners’ perspectives on external support
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2021
Maria Luisa Overgaard Jensen, Flemming Bro, Anna Mygind
Accreditation can be defined as a procedure in which a recognised external institution evaluates an organisation based on a predefined set of quality standards [1]. Accreditation has long been used in the healthcare sector. One of the first examples was seen at a United States hospital in 1919 [1]. Since then, accreditation has been used extensively in the secondary healthcare sector [1–3]. It was not until the early 1990s that the first accreditation programme for general practice was introduced in Australia [2]. Thereafter, several countries introduced accreditation in general practice, including Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In 2010, the Organisation of General Practitioners in Denmark and the Danish Regions decided that all Danish general practice clinics should undergo mandatory accreditation, and this was scheduled to occur from January 2016 to December 2018 [4].
Accreditation in India: Pathways and Mechanisms
Published in Journal of European CME, 2018
Swaptagni Das, Manan Shah, Amey Mane, Vishal Goyal, Vikram Singh, Jayesh Lele
With the passage of time, the scope of CME has seen a change from simple clinical updates to CPD which additionally brings about behavioural changes, societal and managerial skills, imparts the value of ethics and assists in achieving the primary goal of providing optimal patient care [4]. Thus, CPD is not only a commitment to enhance structured skills or development of personal or professional competence, but it also acknowledges the multidisciplinary conditions of patient care [3]. Accredited CME plays an important role in contributing to the professional development of healthcare professionals (HCPs) [2]. The process of accreditation involves review and evaluation of an educational programme by a designated authority, using a set of clearly defined criteria and procedures [5]. Accreditation of CME is the recognition and certification of CME organised by an institution or organisation that meets defined standards, which in turn encourages institutional development. Live events have become the preferred mode of CME for most professional organisations.
Hospital accreditation: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Published in International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2021
There are significant differences between the standards of various accreditation programs. While in some countries between 400 and 500 accreditation criteria are used, others use thousands of criteria for hospital accreditation. Some countries even use mainly minimum structure and process standards for accreditation. As a result, a hospital that achieves the accreditation status from an accreditation body may not get the approval of another accreditation body. While some accreditation programs consider self-assessment, on-site surveys, un-noticed visits, assessing patients’ experiences, and reviewing key performance indicators for hospital accreditation, others just accredit hospitals based on the results of on-site surveys which are prone to biases. Finally, the quantity and quality of the accreditation surveyors are varied among different accreditation bodies.
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