Question

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 it (e.g., if Medicare coverage were extended to everyone living in the United States?)

Answer 1

Accreditation is the process of getting formal recognition from an authorized agency . Accredited organisation brings recognition.once the organization gets accredited it is levered by more roles and responsibilities. People view this organisation as the one which they can have a complete faith. In Health care quality is utmost important. Accredited organisation has to ensure about maintaining standards and norms failing which the accreditation can be taken out or is not permitted for renewal. Hence the organization will always strive to abide by the norms and regulations.

government financed system , single payer will help in building the capacity and strengthening of Health insurance services. People trust more on government aided agency and if they are backed up by accreditation it will surely have a positive impact on Health care system.