[2][3][4][5][6] Hospitals and healthcare services are vital components of any well-ordered and humane society, and will indisputably be the recipients of societal resources.
For example, in the USA, up until recently the Joint Commission exercised a de facto veto over whether or not US hospitals and other health providers were able to participate, and therefore earn from, the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
DNV Healthcare is a Norwegian-US health care accrediting organisation providing a quality management system constructed in accordance with ISO 9001 and approved by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
ACSA International is a Spanish healthcare accreditation scheme implemented in Spain, Portugal and Brazil.
An agreement between this entity and the Brazilian Institute for Excellence in Health (IBES) allows the Andalusian certification model for hospitals and clinical management units to be exported to Brazil.
Operated by the Interventional Radiology Accreditation Service (IRAS) to establish the highest quality standards in IO.
The Standards of Quality Assurance in Interventional Oncology are essential in achieving the main goal of IASIOS.