According to Taylor, the working group is examining what constitutes a good accreditation program.

As scrutiny grows, two private groups have developed accreditation programs for suppliers.

However, there is limited and contested evidence supporting the effectiveness of accreditation programs.

A quality assurance program, developed by the association, is the only accreditation program in the field.

Just how valuable such accreditation programs will be for consumers remains to be seen.

Those that comply with a national accreditation program use the italic "i" as pictured above.

A new accreditation program was proposed in January 2013 to replace it with a more affordable, computer-based process.

Recently, the association applied the national accreditation program to all medical sectors that belong to the association.

This law established quality standards for laboratory testing and an accreditation program for clinical laboratories.

Three years ago, the American College of Radiology began an accreditation program to correct these problems.