title: [The institutional accreditation process in the Italian Regions of Emilia Romagna and Lazio: professional contents].
abstract: The problems related to the institutional accreditation of the structures of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation has been dealt with in various documents of the Regional Scientific Societies and in Regional Legislative Decrees. Two of these documents are particularly important, one is a special experimental project by the city councillor office for Health Policies issued by the region of Lazio and the other drafted by the Regional Health Agency for the region of Emilia Romagna. What is special about these documents is the fact that nephrologists have actually participated in the drafting process and consequently great attention was given to the professional aspects of the specialised activity. The document issued by the region of Lazio tends to monitor - through criteria, indicators and standards - the various phases of health intervention in Nephrology, by following the different sectors of the process and health care areas identified by the Manual of Accreditation of the Italian Nephrology Society. The document of the region of Emilia Romagna, more complex and articulated, deals systematically with specific requirements (structural, technological, organisational), services, clinical competence and teaching, qualification of diagnostic and therapeutic processes and health care. The Italian Society of Nephrology has been asked to give an official evaluation of both documents. At this particularly uncertain stage, this approach is to be considered as being essential in maintaining consistent performance in the protection of the professional quality of the specialisation in Nephrology.
authors.affiliation: UO di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy. gll@unife.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilli
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D008004:Licensure / Q000592:standards*; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards*