The dietitian and credentialing.
The meaning and ramifications of credentialing and accreditation have direct and powerful implications for the professional dietitian. There is also intense interest on the part of the public, as it views each profession's role in providing health care, as to the quality and expense ot that care. Each dietitian's analysis of the direction our Association must take in accreditation and credentialing is mandatory to the growth of nutritional care and its responsiveness to the needs of the American people. Issues have been presented and reviewed in this article. Some proposals for change have been suggested. By no means is the issue of accreditation or credentialing static among the health professions. New studies are being started routinely. New ideas and issues are continually being proposed and analyzed. What is good today for the practitioner and the public may be non-functional tomorrow. However, it seems certain that changes are imminent. It is imperative that each member of The American Dietetic Association assume an active role in the decisions that will be made for the future of each of us.
D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D004046:Dietetics / Q000193:education; D004496:Education, Continuing; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008004:Licensure; D010380:Peer Review; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D012042:Registries; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce