title: Accreditation of sleep disorders programs.
abstract: The accreditation of a sleep program ensures a high quality of care for the patient who has a sleep disorder. With more sleep laboratories becoming available, accreditation may be the best single way for a consumer to determine the adequacy of the facility. The process for accreditation requires the sleep program to develop policies and procedures that meet rigorous national and local standards. By adhering to protocols that have been proven to outline the optimal care for any given disorder associated with sleep, the provider of that care can assure the public that the program will deliver the appropriate treatment for these problems.
authors.affiliation: REM Medical Corp., 505 5th Avenue South, Suite 350, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Bonnie_Robertson@comcast.net
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017286:Polysomnography; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States