Regulatory Agencies and Quality

For this assignment, you will write a 3–5 page paper in which you analyze why regulatory agencies began monitoring quality in health care, explain how organizations like the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), The Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies have impacted quality of care, explain what is meant by “deemed status,” and evaluate ways in which quality has or has not improved since the 1800s. n your textbook, Sultz & Young’s Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery, read: Chapter 11, “Public Health and the Role of Government in Health Care,” pages 301–349. Chapter 13, “Future of Health Care,” pages 371–390.