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

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 author briefly traces the history of accreditation within the health field over the last half
century with emphasis on the development of ambulatory accreditation programs. A …

Accreditation in health care is a method of reviewing the quality of the organization of health
care, using external surveyors and published standards. It is frequently contrasted with …

HRSA supported health centers have a long history of participating in ambulatory care
accreditation; however, there is a dearth of information on the relationship between …

Most health professionals want to provide a high standard of health care, are curious about
their medical practices, and have some ideas as to how to improve their delivery of care to …

We believe that the overall and most important value that accreditation has brought to our
agency is more teamwork among the department. Before we became an accredited health …

Accreditation signifies a health department's com-mitment to accountability, transparency,
continuous quality improvement (QI), and strong collaborations with multiple partners to …

The article focuses on the impact of the hospital accreditation services of the Joint
Commission in the US It asserts that its Performance Measurement Program is significant in …

● Conclusion The momentum for public health agency accreditation is stronger in 2007
than ever before. The Exploring Accreditation's September 2006 recommendation for a …