In short, "we learn what we pay attention to," but when that attention is guided by explicit accountabilities, regular monitoring, and preceptor follow-up, the learning is more meaningful and better integrated [ 21- 24].
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is one of a few medical schools in the world with an explicit social accountability mandate employing a distributed medical education model.
This tracking study is unique as NOSM is one of a few medical schools in the world with an explicit social accountability mandate 25 and with medical education provided in communities away from large cities and regional hospitals.
They require a serious commitment to good governance (explicit mutual responsibilities and accountabilities), a demonstrated willingness by both parties to work in tandem toward a common objective and flexibility.
For instance, by regrouping the case studies according to the different dimensions, it became clear that little explicit attention was paid to accountability and to equity and equality.
47 We suggest that stakeholders in telehealth and telecare projects and programmes work towards establishing cross-sector learning communities in which different points of departure, priorities and accountabilities are made explicit and acknowledged.
We suggest that stakeholders in telehealth and telecare projects work towards establishing cross-sector learning communities in which different points of departure, priorities and accountabilities are made explicit and acknowledged.
HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) has very explicit rules to protect the privacy of your health information.
Performance-based financing involves a process of joint performance monitoring, planning, benchmarking and contract negotiation, while roles, responsibilities and accountability mechanisms are made explicit.
We have tried to develop a realistic and practical approach that can be used to establish accountability and contains an explicit strategy for learning how the likelihood of beneficial contributions can be enhanced.
Recognizing that while explicit priority setting can enhance fairness, political accountability, and transparency, they cite the need for an improved informational and institutional base to inform decision making.
