title: A system to define allied health duties, check credentials.
abstract: With the growing number of allied health personnel in hospitals comes the need to control the quality of patient care on a variety of levels. The diversity of backgrounds and the uncertainty of functions put allied health care workers in a precarious position among the medical and nursing staffs. One hospital's method of assessing the credentials and defining the duties of these workers is presented.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kirkup
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D007587:Job Description; D009516:New Mexico; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D010559:Personnel Management; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011787:Quality of Health Care