title: Accreditation becomes a foreign affair. Hospitals worldwide are turning to quality initiatives; America's JCAHO isn't the only model.
abstract: Accreditation is sweeping the globe. And it's happening for many reasons that would be foreign to U.S. hospitals. Although America's Joint Commission is playing a leading role in the spread of quality-improvement initiatives, it certainly isn't the only model out there. This story leads off a special section on international healthcare.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007390:International Agencies; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009938:Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States