The public disclosure of accreditation information in Australia: Stakeholder perceptions of opportunities and challenges

Greenfield, David; Hinchcliff, Reece; Pawsey, Marjorie; Westbrook, Johanna I.; Braithwaite, Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.09.002

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“…This is congruent with studies showing that public/stakeholder involvement in the design and implementation enhances accreditation standards [ 24 , 47 ]. Another way of enhancing the engagement and confidence of stakeholders is to adopt a policy of transparency in the accreditation processes [ 23 , 47 , 48 ].…”

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Comparing the old to the new: A comparison of similarities and differences of the accreditation standards of the chiropractic council on education-international from 2010 to 2016

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BackgroundChiropractic programs are accredited and monitored by regional Councils on Chiropractic Education (CCE). The CCE-International has historically been a federation of regional CCEs charged with harmonising world standards to produce quality chiropractic educational programs. The standards for accreditation periodically undergo revision. We conducted a comparison of the CCE-International 2016 Accreditation Standards with the previous version, looking for similarities and differences, expecting to see some improvements.MethodThe CCE-International current (2016) and previous versions (2010) were located and downloaded. Word counts were conducted for words thought to reflect content and differences between standards. These were tabulated to identify similarities and differences. Interpretation was made independently followed by discussion between two researchers.ResultsThe 2016 standards were nearly 3 times larger than the previous standards. The 2016 standards were created by mapping and selection of common themes from member CCEs’ accreditation standards and not through an evidence-based approach to the development and trialling of accreditation standards before implementation. In 2010 chiropractors were expected to provide attention to the relationship between the structural and neurological aspects of the body in health and disease. In 2016 they should manage mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Many similarities between the old and the new standards were found. Additions in 2016 included a hybrid model of accreditation founded on outcomes-based assessment of education and quality improvement. Both include comprehensive competencies for a broader role in public health. Omissions included minimal faculty qualifications and the requirement that students should be able to critically appraise scientific and clinical knowledge. Another omission was the requirement for chiropractic programs to be part of a not-for-profit educational entity. There was no mention of evidence-based practice in either standards but the word ‘evidence-informed’ appeared once in the 2016 standards.ConclusionsSome positive changes have taken place, such as having bravely moved towards the musculoskeletal model, but on the negative side, the requirement to produce graduates skilled at dealing with scientific texts has been removed. A more robust development approach including better transparency is needed before implementation of CCE standards and evidence-based concepts should be integrated in the programs. The CCE-International should consider the creation of a recognition of excellence in educational programs and not merely propose minimal standards.

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Comparing the old to the new: A comparison of similarities and differences of the accreditation standards of the chiropractic council on education-international from 2010 to 2016

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“…The vast majority of feedback data was clear and specific with respect to different elements in the accreditation process. Several iterations of working through the list, with ongoing discussions informed by the study team's qualitative research experience and prior work into reliability [1,2,12,19–21], produced the final categories and refined their descriptions. Each year, the reform process and use of the NSQHS Standards stimulated new specific concerns for coordinators, and consequently generated new questions within each category.…”

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The impact of national accreditation reform on survey reliability: a 2‐year investigation of survey coordinators’ perspectives

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Hinchcliff

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The known challenges to the reliability of an accreditation programme retained their potency and relevancy during a period of reform. The diversity of opinion identified across the coordinator workforce could potentially place the credibility and reliability of the new scheme at risk. The study highlights that reliability of an accreditation scheme is an ongoing achievement, not a one-off attainment.

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“…Only seven studies considered the relationship between accreditation and consumer views or patient satisfaction (KOWALSKI et al, 2012;GREENFIELD et al, 2013a;HSIAO;CHENG, 2013;MERKOW et al, 2014;PARTHASARATHY;SUBRAMANIAN;QUAN, 2014;YILDIZ;KAYA, 2014;HANDAYANI et al, 2015). Although the number of articles is still relatively low, the result suggests a tendency of change.…”

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“…A study investigated the practices associated with the public disclosure of healthcare accreditation information, in addition to multi-stakeholder perceptions of key challenges and opportunities for improvement (GREENFIELD et al, 2013a). Four interrelated issues were identified: accreditation information should be publicly disclosed; the need to inform the community about accreditation information and the practical question of the detail to be provided for accreditation; the impacts, both positive and negative, of disclosing accreditation information were raised; and the lack of knowledge about the impact on consumers was discussed.…”

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Understanding the Evolution of Health Service Accreditation Research: A Literature Review From 2012 to 2015

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Berssaneti²

2017

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ResumoO objetivo deste estudo é investigar os temas centrais das pesquisas sobre acreditação. Este trabalho faz uma revisão da literatura sobre a acreditação nos últimos quatro anos e apresenta uma comparação dos resultados com uma revisão anterior, para analisar a evolução das publicações ao longo do tempo. A pesquisa identificou 90 estudos empíricos que examinam tanto os processos quanto os impactos de programas de acreditação. Os artigos foram classificados em nove categorias temáticas, sendo que oito categorias já haviam sido empregadas em estudos anteriores e uma emergiu dessa avaliação, relacionada à sustentabilidade programa de acreditação (n = 10). O número de publicações aumentou nos últimos anos. A maioria dos estudos foram dos Estados Unidos (n = 35) e Austrália (n = 14). Os resultados indicam uma tendência de aumento da colaboração internacional entre os pesquisadores. Na literatura recente, o número de estudos que indicam efeito positivo da acreditação é mais elevado do que o identificado nos trabalhos anteriores de revisão. Os pontos de vista em relação aos impactos financeiros, questões de pesquisa e profissionais de saúde permanecem menos claro. Palavras-chave: Acreditação; Saúde; Qualidade. Ana Maria Saut AbstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the core themes of accreditation research. This paper reviews the literature on accreditation in the last four years and compares the findings to a prior research to analyze the evolution of publication over time. The search identified 90 empirical studies examining either the processes or the impacts of accreditation programs. The articles were classified in nine thematic categories, whereas eight were employed by prior studies, one emerged from this review regarding the accreditation program sustainability (n=10). Publications number increased in the last years. The majority of studies were from the United States (n=35) and Australia (n=14). The findings indicate an increasing trend of international collaboration among researches. In the recent literature, the number of studies indicating positive effect of accreditation is higher than prior reviews. The views regarding financial impacts, survey issues and health professionals are less clear. Keywords: Accreditation, Health Care; Quality. ResumenEl objetivo de este estudio es analizar los temas centrales de la investigación de acreditación. Este trabajo es una revisión de la literatura sobre la acreditación en los últimos cuatro años y se comparan los resultados con la versión anterior, para analizar la evolución de las publicaciones a través del tiempo. La investigación identificó 90 estudios empíricos que examinan tanto los procesos como los impactos de los programas de acreditación. Los artículos fueron clasificados en nueve categorías temáticas, mientras que ocho fueron empleados por los estudios previos, uno surgido de esta revisión con respecto a la sostenibilidad de los programas de acreditación (n = 10). El número de publicaciones ha aumentado en los últimos años. La mayoría de los estu...

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The public disclosure of accreditation information in Australia: Stakeholder perceptions of opportunities and challenges

Cited by 14 publications

References 44 publications

Comparing the old to the new: A comparison of similarities and differences of the accreditation standards of the chiropractic council on education-international from 2010 to 2016

Comparing the old to the new: A comparison of similarities and differences of the accreditation standards of the chiropractic council on education-international from 2010 to 2016

The impact of national accreditation reform on survey reliability: a 2‐year investigation of survey coordinators’ perspectives

Understanding the Evolution of Health Service Accreditation Research: A Literature Review From 2012 to 2015

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