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Soins; La Revue de Reference Infirmiere Oct 2018V2014 CERTIFICATION AND NURSING TEAMS.: V2014 certification focuses on the management of care-related risks. During the certification visit, the caregiver sometimes has...
V2014 CERTIFICATION AND NURSING TEAMS.: V2014 certification focuses on the management of care-related risks. During the certification visit, the caregiver sometimes has to explain to the experts from the French National Health Authority their understanding of the approaches undertaken in their department, as well as their own contribution to their implementation. Users' representatives are also consulted. The next version of the certification, in 2020, will aim to give even more meaning to nursing practices through the analysis and the relevance of the care provided.
Topics: Certification; Health Facilities; Humans; Patient Care Team; Quality Assurance, Health Care
PubMed: 30366701
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2018.07.010 -
Soins; La Revue de Reference Infirmiere Oct 2018TOWARDS A NEW CERTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR 2020.: The accreditation process, now a certification process for healthcare facilities, has constantly evolved...
TOWARDS A NEW CERTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR 2020.: The accreditation process, now a certification process for healthcare facilities, has constantly evolved since 1999 in order to improve the quality and safety of care provided to patients. In order to meet demographic, epidemiological and social challenges, it needs to be revised again. The French National Health Authority board has fixed three main objectives for the 2020 version: to medicalise certification, simplify it and adapt it to hospital groups in the public and private sector.
Topics: Certification; Delivery of Health Care; France; Health Facilities; Humans; Quality Assurance, Health Care
PubMed: 30366697
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2018.07.006 -
Journal of the American Board of Family... 2020The evaluation of professionalism is embedded in the American Board of Medical Specialties' continuing certification programs for its 24 member boards. Currently,...
The evaluation of professionalism is embedded in the American Board of Medical Specialties' continuing certification programs for its 24 member boards. Currently, professionalism assessment is largely restricted to documenting professional standing, such as the status of medical licenses and medical staff privileges. With increased recognition of an expanded view of professionalism to include professional behaviors and competencies comes an opportunity for medical specialty boards to embrace a more formative approach to professionalism assessment. The goal of such an approach is to educate, reaffirm, and reinforce positive professional behaviors long beyond completion of formal medical education.
Topics: Certification; Humans; Medicine; Professionalism; Specialty Boards; United States
PubMed: 32928954
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190376 -
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology Jul 2015
Topics: Cardiology; Cardiovascular Diseases; Certification; Clinical Competence; Disease Management; Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Specialty Boards; United States
PubMed: 26136287
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PloS One 2022Death registration in Uganda remains extremely low, yet mortality statistics are vital in health policy, planning, resource allocation and decision-making. According to...
Death registration in Uganda remains extremely low, yet mortality statistics are vital in health policy, planning, resource allocation and decision-making. According to NIRA, only 1% of deaths are registered annually, while Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimates death registration at 24% for the period 2011-2016. The wide variation between the administrative and survey statistics can be attributed to the restriction to only certified death registration by NIRA while survey statistics relate to all forms of death notification and registration at the different sub-national levels. Registration of deaths is of critical importance to individuals and a country's government. Legally, it grants administrative rights in management of a deceased's estate, and access to social (insurance and pension) benefits of a deceased person. It is also essential for official statistics and planning purposes. There is an urgent need for continuous and real-time collection of mortality data or statistics in Uganda. These statistics are of significance in public health for identifying the magnitude and distribution of major disease problems, and are essential for the design, implementation, monitoring, and assessment of health programmes and policies. Lack of such continuous and timely data has negative consequences for the achievement of both national and Sustainable Development Goals 3, 11, 16, and 17. This study assessed the determinants of death registration and certification, using a survey of 2018-2019 deaths in 2,100 households across four administrative regions of Uganda and Kampala district. Multivariate-binary logistic regression was used to model factors associated with the likelihood of a death being registered or certified. We find that around one-third of deaths were registered while death certificates were obtained for less than 5% of the total deaths. Death registration and certification varied notably within Uganda. Uptake of death registration and certification was associated with knowledge on death registration, region, access to mass media, age of the deceased, place of death, occupation of the deceased, relationship to household head and request for death certificate. There is need for decentralization of death registration services; massive sensitization of communities and creating demand for death registration.
Topics: Biochemical Phenomena; Certification; Death Certificates; Family Characteristics; Humans; Prevalence; Uganda
PubMed: 35245336
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264742 -
Family Medicine May 2019
Topics: Certification; Education, Medical, Graduate; Family Practice; Humans; Maternal Health Services; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 31081909
DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2019.417285 -
The New England Journal of Medicine Mar 2010
Topics: Certification; Internal Medicine; Specialty Boards; United States
PubMed: 20220191
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American Journal of Public Health Jul 2021
Topics: Certification; Coroners and Medical Examiners; Death Certificates; Humans; Public Health Surveillance; United States
PubMed: 34314204
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306443 -
Journal of Interventional Cardiac... Oct 2016Recent changes to medical specialty certification in the USA have prompted the process to come under intense scrutiny. (Review)
Review
PURPOSE
Recent changes to medical specialty certification in the USA have prompted the process to come under intense scrutiny.
METHODS
We review the history of board certification and the changes made to the process. As part of this review, we examine both literature and public record to examine the motives behind the changes made. We then review the legal challenges and changes under way to modify the current ABMS board re-certification process.
RESULTS
In 1917, the first board certification was a lifetime designation, voluntary, and managed by unpaid board members with a focus to enhance quality for patients. Corresponding to the implementation of time-limited certification, $55 million of physician testing fees were transferred from the American Board of Internal Medicine to its Foundation between 1989 and 1999. From 2000 through 2007, and additional $20.66 million were transferred from the ABIM to its Foundation culminating in the purchase of a $2.3 million luxury condominium in December 2007.
CONCLUSIONS
Significant financial conflicts of interest for the implementation of time-limited specialty certification exited and continue to plague the medical profession. The specialty boards and the organizations that created them should remove all requirements for time-limited board certification and resort to conventional self-selected ACGME-approved CME programs for ongoing education.
Topics: Certification; Clinical Competence; Committee Membership; Educational Measurement; Guidelines as Topic; Medicine; Specialty Boards; United States
PubMed: 26956986
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-016-0119-4 -
Pediatrics Nov 2022Children in families facing energy insecurity have greater odds of poor health and developmental problems. In this study of families who requested and received medical... (Observational Study)
Observational Study
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Children in families facing energy insecurity have greater odds of poor health and developmental problems. In this study of families who requested and received medical certification for utility shut-off protection and were contacted by our Medical Legal Partnership (MLP), we aimed to assess concurrent health-related social needs related to utilities, housing, finances, and nutrition.
METHODS
After medical certificates were completed at our academic pediatric center, our MLP office contacted families and assessed utility concerns as well as other health, social, and legal needs. In this observational study, we present descriptive analyses of patients who received certificates from September 2019 to May 2020 via data collected through the MLP survey during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (June 2020-December 2021).
RESULTS
Of 167 families who received utility shut-off protection from September 2019 to May 2020, 84 (50.3%) parents and guardians were successfully contacted. Most (93%) found the medical certificate helpful. Additionally, 68% had applied for Energy Assistance, and 69% reported they were on utility company payment plans. Most (78%) owed arrearages, ranging from under $500 to over $20 000, for gas, electric, and/or water bills. Food, housing, and financial insecurity screening positivity rates were 65%, 85%, and 74%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
Patients who were contacted by an MLP after receiving medical certification for utility shutoff protection were found to have challenges paying for utilities and faced multiple food, housing, and financial stressors. Through consultation and completion of medical forms for utility shutoff protection, pediatricians and MLPs can provide resources and advocacy to support families' physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
Topics: Child; Humans; COVID-19; Housing; Pediatricians; Nutritional Status; Certification
PubMed: 36226533
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-057571