title: Accreditation: who's counting?
abstract: Active physician involvement and leadership in their accreditation process can produce a cubic win for patients, payors, and providers. For health care quality to improve and everyone win, physicians need to understand the accountability system, the what and why of data collection, and be involved in short- and long-term performance assessments.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Heart Center, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City 73112, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Oehlert
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ketring
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D010380:Peer Review; D010820:Physicians; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care