1. World problems
  2. Loss of medical accreditation

Loss of medical accreditation

  • Revocation of licence to practice medicine
  • Failure to renew health care accreditation

Nature

Doctors must be licensed to practice, and hospitals accredited to offer health services. Doctors must pass examinations and hospitals must undergo inspections before being licensed to operate.

Incidence

An American hospital lost its accreditation after amputating a patient's wrong leg, wrongly removing another patient from a ventilator, and undergoing a surprise inspection. The loss of its licence means that the hospital can no longer receive USA government funding, which accounted for about one third of its revenue.

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • undefined » Medicine
  • undefined » Failure
  • undefined » Certification
  • undefined » Care
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 8, 2022