Accreditation/Certification Schemes in Hospitality Industry Accreditation and certification schemes exist to recognize best practices in any industry. In the hospitality industry some compulsory standards are established through variety of means including accreditation, legislation and industry membership requirements that are meant to recognize good practices in various areas including "health and safety, competence standards, occupational safety, land use planning, licensing of businesses and consumer protection." (Font and Harris, 2004) Some voluntary standards also

Health Care -- Licensing, Accreditation and Certification -- Case Assignment King/Drew Medical Center JCAHO accreditation is a formal "seal of approval" by an authorized organization while JCAHO certification is a "gold seal of approval" by a private arm of JCAHO given for adherence to high national standards. Both types of recognition provide numerous benefits and notable disadvantages, some of which overlap. A cautionary tale about official approval and the loss of

Consensus Model The question of why the Consensus Model was developed in the first place is a worthy first point to make in this paper. The number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) has greatly grown in numbers over the past twenty to thirty years in the United States. The healthcare system in America needed the skills and experiences of these nurses, not just because the APRNs had more education and

Licensure, Certification and Accreditation hospitals must meet various requirements in order to legally function as hospitals. Three avenues/requirements are: state licensure, based on minimum state requirements for a hospital; DHHS certification based on requirements for participating in Medicare and Medicaid; and JCAHO accreditation, based on meeting standards set by the Joint Commission. Though JCAHO accreditation is an indication of at least better-than-State standards for performance and quality of care, the accreditation

Counseling Describe the criteria and standards for becoming a licensed professional counselor in your state of proposed practice. Include educational and experiential requirements for licensure, and the scope of practice for the selected state of practice. In the state of Florida an individual will need to earn a graduate degree from a program that has been accredited by CACREP. It must be a mental health counseling degree, as opposed to another specialty.

(Holland, 2002) Opponents of national board certification argue that these schools place only passing emphasis on future teachers' mastery of the subject matter they will teach their students. Those are, of course, the same educational programs from which many of the current education officials themselves graduated. Of course, they are loathe to admit that there are more intellectually productive routes to fulfilling, productive teaching careers according to Robert Holland. (Holland,