Healthcare organizations in the UK and the USA face a growing tide of regulation, accreditation, inspection and external review, all aimed at improving their performance. This book explores the development and use of healthcare regulation in both countries, comparing and contrasting their experience and drawing on regulatory research in other industries and settings, offers a structured approach to analysing what regulators do and how they work and develops principles for effective regulation, aimed at maximising the benefits of regulatory interventions and minimising their costs.