Assignment

1. Compare and contrast the use of licensure and accreditation in terms of accountability and quality improvement.

2. What role can or should accreditation play in the future, as the public availability of performance data increases?

3. What roles do the market, regulation, and professionalism play in defining and promoting the use of accreditation as a means of accountability across the continuum of care? How would the implementation of a single-payer, government-financed system affect