Private Participation in Health Services, Volume 434April Harding, Alexander S. Preker "With the decline of ideology, politicians have grown increasingly fond of the dictum ?What's best is what works.? This book is an excellent lesson on what works in health care?or more precisely, on how to make what works work better, especially with respect to the involvement of the private sector. It should be on every health policy maker's desk." |
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Page 276 - C" (unapproved). Since 1928, schools have either been approved or not approved, with no comparative rating. Since 1942, the accreditation of medical schools has been a joint activity of the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges through the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
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Page 309 - Neumann more than the fact that the machines with which he has to cope are those for which he has, from the beginning, a blueprint of what the machine is supposed to do and how it is supposed to do it.
Page 270 - Accrediting" means the process whereby an agency or association grants public recognition to a school, institute, college, university, or specialized program of study which meets certain established qualifications and educational standards, as determined through initial and periodic evaluations. The essential purpose of the accreditation process is to provide a professional...
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Page 275 - ... such preparation; and 9. Providing bases for determining eligibility for Federal assistance. The accrediting procedure, itself, usually follows a pattern of five basic steps: 1. The accrediting agency, in collaboration with professional groups and educational institutions, establishes standards. 2. The institution or program desiring accreditation prepares a self-evaluation study that provides a framework for measuring its performance against the standards established hy the accrediting agency.
Page 275 - Upon being satisfied through the information obtained from the self-evaluation and the site visit that the applicant meets its standards, the accrediting agency lists the institution or program in an official publication with other similarly accredited institutions or programs. 5. The accrediting agency periodically re-evaluates the institutions or programs that it lists to ascertain that the standards are being met.
Page 262 - States or foreign countries. 5. lssuance of regulations establishing professional standards of practice; investigation of charges of violation of standards established by statute and regulation; suspension or revocation of violators' licenses; and restoration of licenses after a period of suspension or further investigation.
Page 262 - The process by which an agency of government grants permission to persons to engage in a given profession or occupation by certifying that those licensed have attained the minimal degree of competency necessary to ensure that the public health, safety, and welfare will be reasonably well protected.