The organization established in 1876 to standardize

The organization established in 1876 to standardize the
curriculum for medical schools in the United States and to
promote the licensure of physicians
 American Medical Association (Page 641)
o The national professional membership organization for
physicians that distributes scientific information to its members
and the public, informs members of legislation related to health
and medicine, and represents the medical professions interests
in national legislative matters.

 U.S. healthcare system is considered to be Western medicine (Page
639)
 Becoming a physician, prior to the mid 1800’s (Page 641)
 Minimum standards (Page 645)
o The basis of the Hospital Standardization Program and marked
the beginning of the modern accreditation process for healthcare
organizations.
o Basically, accreditation standards are developed to reflect
reasonable quality standards.
o Accreditation is voluntary; healthcare organizations choose to
participate in order to improve the care they provide their
patients
 Organizations accredited by the Joint Commission (Page 645)
o Acute care hospitals
o Long-term care facilities
o Ambulatory care facilities