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POLICIES
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LEGISLATION
N.M.C & J.C.I
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SAMRA
KHALID
KARTIKAI
JAWED
INDIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL (MCI) /
NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION (NMC)
•The Medical Council of India was established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933. In
1956, the old Act was repealed and a new one was enacted.
• This was further modified in 1964, 1993 and 2001. With the government unable to get the Indian
Medical Council (Amendment) Bill passed in Parliament, the old IMC Act that provided autonomy to the
regulatory body was restored.
• To ensure availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all the areas of India.
• To promote health care and makes services of medical professionals. accessible to all the citizens.
• Permission for establishment of new medical college, new course of study and increase in seats
• Appellate powers: It advises the Central Health Ministry when an appeal is made by a medical practitioner
against the decision of the SMC on disciplinary matters. Its decision is binding on the appealing party as well as
the SMC.
•Disciplinary control: over doctors and hospitals.
• CME programmes; recognition and promotion xi. Faculty development programme; promotion
•Medical teachers from different universities of the state, elected by the teachers of different medical
institutions.
FUNCTIONS
• Maintenance of Medical Register
• JCI Standards are the basis for accreditation and certification of individual health care
facilities and program around the world
• An independent, non-profit, nongovernmental agency
• Accredits over 15,000 health care organizations in the United States
Accreditation -A Definition
• A government or non-government agency grants recognition to health care institutions
which meet certain standards that require continuous improvement in structures, processes,
and outcomes
• Usually a voluntary process
What is Accreditation Intended to Accomplish?
• Maximize quality/minimize safety risk
• Improve patient care processes and outcomes
• Enhance patient safety
• Strengthen the confidence of patients, professionals, and payors about the organization
• Improve the management of health services
• Enhance staff recruitment, retention, and satisfaction
• Provide education on better/best practices
JCl's Measurement Strategy
• Accreditation is continuous
• Accreditation status publicly disclosed
• Complements existing standards requirements
• International comparisons
• Meets needs of multiple stakeholders
• Develop and identify measures that address clinical and managerial dimensions
• Need for and rigor of data validation
• Measurement system supported by IT platform
• JCI currently has 20 performance measurement requirements
J.C.I STANDARD
SECTION1- Patient standard centric