Healthcare Quality Assurance

adjective able to be explained or justified; responsible for one's actions

• It is important for employees to be accountable for their actions in the workplace.
• We need to hold each other accountable for meeting the project deadline.
• Stop making excuses and be accountable for your mistakes.
• As the team leader, you are ultimately accountable for the success of the project.

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it

• The company guaranteed a full refund if the product did not meet the customer's expectations.
• I can guarantee you'll have a great time at the concert.
• I guarantee you'll love this new restaurant, it's so good!
• Her dedication to her craft guarantees success in the long run.

noun the process of certifying or officially recognizing someone or something as meeting certain standards or requirements

• The university received accreditation from the regional accrediting agency.
• My friend's college just got accreditation for their nursing program.
• Dude, that online course is legit now that it has accreditation.
• Achieving accreditation is like getting a stamp of approval for your skills.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'accrediting'

• The university's accreditation status is determined by an accrediting agency.
• The accrediting agency will review the school's programs next week.
• I heard the accrediting agency is coming to check out our school.
• The accrediting agency acts as a gatekeeper for educational quality.