Understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies

Understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies

Assignment Content

This assignment is designed to give you a greater understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies, including their functions, public reporting requirements, and the how they impact quality and safety. Select and evaluate a regulatory agency or accrediting body.

Discuss the history of the agency or body.

Explain the reason for its existence.

Summarize the agency\’s public reporting of quality indicators:

Frequency

Where they are reported

Why public reporting of these metrics is important

Explain how the agency or body operates:

Current function

Organizational structure

Governance

Analyze the impact the agency or body has on quality at each level of health care:

Health care organizations

Nursing practice

Patient care

Cite at least two sources in an APA-formatted reference page.

Format your assignment as one of the following:1050-word paper

Rubric details (6)

1) Agency is clearly identified

~~Agency is an accrediting body OR a regulatory agency

2) History and reason for existence

~~Clearly explains history and reason for existence

3) Public reporting of quality indicators

~~Includes a summary of the agency\’s public reporting of quality indicators including frequency, where reported, and why reporting is important

4) Operational functions

~~Explains how the agency functions; current function; organizational structure; governance

5) Impact on quality

~~Analyzes impact on quality at each level of healthcare including organizational, nursing practice, patient care

6) Format

~~ Formatted as a-1050 word paper; grammar is consistent with undergraduate writing; includes two APA formatted references; paper is in APA format;