They have been publicly reported since 2010, and partially integrated in the accreditation decision process.
This shift in attributing importance to ICU delirium screening is integrated into regional or national accreditation requirements; for instance, ICU delirium screening is now mandated across Canada.
Moreover, "the Standards" are integrated into the process of accreditation of Physiotherapy teaching programs.
For instance, the Joint Commission has integrated accountability measures into the accreditation process 1; the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) clinical indicator (CI) programme was established to facilitate the measurement of important aspects of health services for the members of the ACHS EQuIP accreditation programme.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recommends integrating improvement activities into residency training.
RBST accredited and awaiting organic accreditation.
21 In the Canadian accreditation programme, nine Required Organisational Practices were integrated within the standards.
Finally, this review suggests that CACs might benefit from incorporating ongoing research into the CAC model and accreditation standards and by recognizing the importance of integrating services for child and adult victims of interpersonal violence.
Prior to assuming this role, Dr. Cutler was the National Medical Director for Quality and Clinical Integration at Aetna, responsible for national quality strategy, accreditation, patient safety activities, quality measurement and improvement, and integrating clinical activities across Aetna's portfolio of products (medical, dental, disability, behavioral health and pharmacy).
Marston was hired with the tacit understanding that he would integrate the medical school and medical center to comply with Federal law and maintain the medical school's accreditation.
These QI strategies for public health are frequently integrated with the "essential services" that serve as a foundation for both measurement of agency performance [ 3, 4] and agency accreditation [ 5].
