Accreditation the Realization of Quality Healthcare

Accreditation can take many forms, from specific departmental accreditation like surgical accreditation to organization-wide accreditation. For this discussion, consider the types of accreditations that would be possible for a small community hospital.

Instructions:

• The CEO of the hospital has approached you for recommendations on seeking accreditation.
  • Make recommendations for accreditation to the CEO, including the accrediting body and what specific accreditations to seek out (i.e. a general accreditation or department-specific accreditations) providing a rationale for each recommendation.
• Provide a positive rationale on the aspects of accreditation to help the CEO take the steps toward being accredited.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. This topic is valued at 20 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Peer Response: Unit 4, Due Sunday by 11:59 pm CT

Accreditation

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read the initial posts made by classmates. Respond to a minimum of 2 peers with the following:

• Do you agree with the recommendations for accreditation made by the classmate? Why or why not?
• If you were the CEO, how would you respond to the recommendations provided?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours