What types of companies are “ineligible companies”?

INELIGIBLE COMPANIES

Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in a national CE accreditation system (ineligible companies) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples of such organizations include:

• Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
• Bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process
• Compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds
• Device manufacturers or distributors                               
• Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
• Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
• Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
• Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
• Pharmacy benefit managers
• Reagent manufacturers or sellers

ELIGIBLE COMPANIES

Organizations eligible to be accredited in a national accreditation system (eligible organizations) are those whose mission and function are: (1) providing clinical services directly to patients; or (2) the education of healthcare professionals; or (3) serving as fiduciary to patients, the public, or population health; and other organizations that are not otherwise ineligible. Examples of such organizations include:

• Ambulatory procedure centers
• Blood banks
• Diagnostic labs that do not sell proprietary products
• Electronic health records companies
• Government or military agencies
• Group medical practices
• Health law firms
• Health profession membership organizations
• Hospitals or healthcare delivery systems
• Infusion centers
• Insurance or managed care companies
• Nursing homes
• Pharmacies that do not manufacture proprietary compounds
• Publishing or education companies
• Rehabilitation centers
• Schools for the health professions or health science universities
• Software or game developers

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