Assignment: Accrediting Bodies
Assignment: Accrediting Bodies
Assignment: Accrediting Bodies
Assignment: Accrediting Bodies
Week 4 discussion Discussion Prompt 1 Discuss an example of a project that did not have a clear problem statement, and include information on how the problem statement could have been more effective. (You can refer to projects that you have observed in committees and performance improvement projects if you do not have personal experience.) Discussion Prompt 2 Identify policy and standards of a healthcare organization, and identify the governing licensing and accrediting bodies and their judicial relationship with that healthcare organization. Describe legitimate consequences and/or negative actions if these policies and standards are not accomplished by the healthcare organization. Remember to consider external licensing and accreditation organizations as well as the standing healthcare organizations own internal policies.
In the accreditation process, an objective external group examines and evaluates an educational program or institution to ensure that it is meets the standards published by an accrediting body. Experts in the field typically establish these standards.
The process involves a review of a schools:
faculty,
budgets,
infrastructure,
recruiting practices,
admissions procedures,
course content,
constituencies, and
other pertinent issues.
Some accreditation models put additional emphasis on demonstration of data collection and data analysis, and on purposeful usage of these data to provide a continuous improvement process to help improve the educational and administrative processes.
Accreditation bodies often require a periodic renewal of the accreditation credential. Institutions and programs are thus encouraged to maintain high standards and to strive for continual improvement that would guarantee their standing as accredited. At its best, accreditation thus serves to maintain high quality and is recognized by academic institutions as a positive element that co
