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... defined in Chapter 1, this chapter lays the groundwork for the elements of an accreditation process. It starts by considering the various models available for accreditation systems and asks, "What is the role of accreditation in a human research protection system?
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... Another variant of nongovernmental voluntary accreditation is seen under Medicare's "deemed-status" program, in which the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) hospital accreditation program serves as an alternative to state certification, which uses Medicare's own federal regulatory standards as a basis for hospital participation in Medicare (Jost, 19941.
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... This strategy will improve research oversight only if noncompliance is one of the system's major problems. The same model could, however, also be used to augment regulatory standards if some accreditation standards exceed the regulatory minimum.
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