Practice documents (accreditation reports, policy and procedures manual, recall register, appointments schedules) were also examined.
These excerpts represented 3 clinical scenarios that are articulated in the core competencies of effective communication as documented by the educational accreditation body, namely, addressing end-of life issues, attending to psychosocial aspects of illness, and disclosing medical errors.
We identified only 2 (7.1%) outpatient settings that were accredited at the time of the investigation, but accreditation history was infrequently documented and was difficult to ascertain.
Traditionally, a British ambassador needs royal documents of accreditation from the Court of St James's in order to represent Her Majesty abroad.
1 The problems associated with measuring accreditation benefits are well documented. 2 3 A clear understanding of the inputs, in terms of costs and resource use, and outcomes, in terms of improved patient safety and quality, is essential in ensuring that accreditation programmes are achieving their aims of improving patient safety and healthcare quality.
Examination and accreditation systems were accredited on the basis of documented quality and similarity in structure and standard to Australian systems.
This system is the primary mechanism by which breadth and depth of surgical training are documented, and data are used for program accreditation and by individual program directors to assess resident preparedness.
Indicators used for accreditation emphasized organizational aspects, staff qualification and skills, documented policies and procedures, and data collection on utilization and workload.
It is a widely used, generic form of accreditation which concentrates on ensuring organisations have sound, documented processes to improve the way services and products satisfy customers' requirements for quality.
With increasing use of child care, national accreditation and licensing requirements should include the need for documented child care worker vaccination.
