Managed care accreditations and certifications are the first major steps in addressing the
current public perceptions concerning managed care ethics and economics. The rise of …

The race is on to determine which organization will become the accreditation agency of
choice for the managed care industry. At stake is enormous clout at the state and national …

The health care profession in the USA has traditionally attracted some of the best talent the
country has to offer, with medical practitioners enjoying high incomes due to employer‐paid …

Accreditation of ambulatory care and hospital services by either the Accreditation
Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) or the Joint Commission on Accreditation …

There are two voluntary healthcare accreditation agencies that have been granted deeming
authority to survey healthcare facilities for compliance with the Medicare standards since …

This paper reviews the various organizations in the United States that perform accreditation
and establish standards for healthcare delivery. These agencies include the Joint …

The rapid growth of new forms of managed care in the United States in recent decades has
brought with it increasing concerns regarding the quality of care delivered by practitioners in …

The public relies on hospitals to police their medical staffs and weed out incompetent
physicians.'A hospital, however, cannot carry out this duty 1. See Darling v. Charleston …

DUE TO SOCIETY'S NEED TO CONTROL HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TO THE FAILURE
of legislated health care reform, managed care is expanding at a rapid rate and will soon be …

The emergence of managed care as a major factor in the delivery of health care has raised
concern about the resulting quality of care provided. This concern can be expressed purely …