This study aims to show that the HONcode developed by the Health on the Net Foundation improves the transparency of the health information found on the Internet. We wanted to demonstrate that most of non-certified websites do not respect health quality criteria. In a longitudinal study, the compliance by health websites applying for certification to the eight HONcode principles and respect to p...

background and aims: certification programs of plant propagating materials rely on faster, cheaper and more importantly sensitive and reliable methods for detection of systemic pathogens as indicated in national and/or international health standards of plant propagating materials. reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) has been documented as an alternative assay for certificat...

OBJECTIVE To describe the research conducted to structure and develop a statewide tobacco training and certification programme for tobacco treatment specialists (TTSs) in Massachusetts. DESIGN Qualitative research strategies were used to obtain information on certification development and opinions regarding TTS training and certification from key informants. A role definition and validation s...

BACKGROUND The increased international focus on improving patient outcomes, safety and quality of care has led stakeholders, policy makers and healthcare provider organizations to adopt standardized processes for evaluating healthcare organizations. Accreditation and certification have been proposed as interventions to support patient safety and high quality healthcare. Guidelines recommend acc...

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Except for a couple of rigorous software certification schemes that are required for certain safety-critical software applications (e.g., RTCA DO178-B), there are no generally trusted software certification schemes. While there is no theoretical reason why these safety-critical standards could not be applied to all applications, there is a practical reason: cost. Estimates vary, but it is gener...

This paper details a research project undertaken to assess the extent of adoption of quality assurance (QA) certification by Australian software developers. A brief history of government QA policy, the catalyst in the sudden interest in certification, is included. Primary data for the study were gathered from a survey of 1,000 Australian software developers, and were used to determine the exten...

This paper reports on the approach of Italian universities to the Eucip ICT certification. The Italian academia has taken a proactive mode: it has decided to work with AICA to support the scheme in all its levels, and to contribute to the quality of the certification with some specific projects, among which the development of e-learning material for the Core level. The cooperation has lasted fo...