Is it Time to Go JA?
Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education™ (JA) allows organizations to provide continuing education (CE) activities for multiple professions through a single, unified application process, fee structure and set of accreditation standards without needing to obtain separate accreditations. JA is the first and only process in the world offering this benefit and includes the athletic training profession. This opportunity is available to you as a BOC Approved Provider or as an alternative to applying to be a BOC Approved Provider directly with the Board of Certification (BOC).
Jointly accredited providers may award single profession or interprofessional continuing education credit (IPCE) to Athletic Trainers (ATs) and other health care professionals, as our standards align. The BOC works in collaboration with JA to provide the benefits of a unified accreditation process that will support the efforts of providers serving ATs to deliver high-quality, effective CE. There is a growing body of evidence to support IPCE for positive patient outcomes
Making this move can help you:
- Expand your reach to ATs and other health care professions – separately or together
- Increase operational/administrative efficiencies, saving time, money and resources
- Gain visibility and credibility – use the JA mark in promotional materials
- Increase program value, quality and integrity
- Comply with one set of standards
- Be part of a community of practice
Maybe | Yes |
Provide CE to a small number of health care professions other than ATs | Provide CE to more than one health care professions other than ATs |
Exploring IPCE events and the associated patient outcome benefits | We already provide IPCE events based on associated patient outcome benefits |
Trying to evaluate time, staff and ROI for the various administrative tasks necessary to keep up with multiple accreditation agencies. | Time, staff and ROI for the various administrative tasks necessary to keep up with multiple accreditation agencies is burdensome. |
If you choose to apply for joint accreditation and achieve it, you will have the option of adding the BOC for an additional $1,500 per year. This fee is in addition to the fees for the accreditation application, accreditation, and any other profession’s credits desired. As a result, the BOC annual fee and annual report requirement will be waived, but your organization will retain its standing as a BOC Approved Provider. As such, you will still have access to the new BOC program directory targeting 58,000 ATs to promote your offerings.
Jointly accredited CE providers must meet rigorous educational quality and independence standards – including the “Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.” With the joint accreditation initiative, we seek to assure the public that health care teams receive education that is designed to be independent, free from commercial bias, based on valid content and effective in improving the quality and safety of care delivered by the team.
Within this collaboration, JA includes 10 professions, supporting educators in delivering high-quality, effective IPCE that demonstrably improves interprofessional collaborative practice and patient care. For more information about the history, benefits and JA requirements, please see the Joint Accreditation Framework: Advancing Healthcare
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Learn more to see if JA is right for you – https://jointaccreditation.org/.