What does AMAP stand for?

Why benchmarking works Any approach to clinical practice change based primarily on cost reduction is an effort that can only half-succeed, at best--despite increasing requirements for some type of benchmarking by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP), and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

MD, and his office staff went through the American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP) review, the Orangeburg, SC, surgeons office staff already had the reputation of being on top of things.

The American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that they will develop a common measurement agenda and integrate measure development efforts in order to promote greater accountability in healthcare.

The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in its network evaluation standards is concerned about the problem, and now the American Medical Association has a new initiative called the American Medical Accreditation Program, or AMAP, to address quality issues.

The American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP) is due to accept applications from New Jersey physicians in late September, and in Massachusetts shortly thereafter.

AMAP accreditation standards at a glance What is it: The American Medical Accreditation Program offers accreditation to individual physicians based on 12 core standards in the areas of education, licensure, ethics, and practice operations, and 11 out of 22 other supplemental standards.