This assignment is intended to provide you with a better understanding of regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies, such as their functions, public reporting requirements, and how they affect quality and safety.

Choose and assess a regulatory or accrediting body.

Discuss the agency’s or body’s history.
Give an explanation for why it exists.
Summarize the agency’s public quality indicator reporting:
Frequency
Where they have been reported
Why is public reporting of these metrics necessary?
Describe how the agency or body works:
The current function is
Structure of the organization
Governance
Examine the agency’s or body’s impact on quality at each level of health care:
Organizations that provide health care
Practice of nursing
Treatment of patients