Accrediting hospitals

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Accrediting osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions.

All postdoctoral training programs approved by the American Osteopathic Association are required to be part of an Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) consortium. The author reviews recent activities related to OPTI operations, including the transfer the OPTI Annual Report to an electronic database, revisions to the OPTI Accreditation Handbook, training at the 2010 OPTI Workshop...

Accrediting Neurology Fellowships Accelerates Subspecialization

ABPN ANd UCNS diPlomAteS Analysis of publicly available lists of Vascular Neurology diplomates from the ABPN and Neurocritical Care diplomates from the UCNS can provide a clearer understanding of subspecialization trends in Neurology. Both lists include the full legal name, degrees held, and city of residence at the time of certification. This allows for determination of which diplomates receiv...

ACCREDITING GENERAL PRACTICE Accreditation of general practices: challenges and lessons

To flourish, practice accreditation must meet challenges. It needs to manage uncertainty over its effectiveness and cost effectiveness, to address concerns that it erodes professional autonomy, and to promote and elucidate the conditions under which it is appropriate. Lessons from Australia and New Zealand help to focus these challenges. The lessons include the need to reward quality practices,...

Accrediting Artifact Calibration of a Multi-Function Calibrator

A decade ago, two companies introduced electronic instruments incorporating Artifact Calibration, a technology by which an instrument calibrates itself using a small number of external standards, thereby significantly reducing the cost of calibration and simplifying their path of traceability. Some national standards laboratories have been cautious about accepting Artifact Calibration, perhaps ...