Healthcare Accreditation

Healthcare accreditation could be of differen types

- For hospitals

- For laboratories

Basing on the accreditating autority

- National Body

- International Body

Some of the national healthcare accreditation bodies

- National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers - India - Constiuent board of QCI India

- NABL for laboratories

- Malyasian Society for Qyality in Health www.msqh.com.my

- Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB ) mandatory for laboratories in Srilanka

- Philipine Health Insurance Corporation Accreditation Department

- China Nationl Accreditation Service for conformity assesment

- Japan Council for Quality Healthcare , Japan accreditation board for conformity assesment (Medical laboratory accreditation service )

- HACC policy for accreditation by Ministry of pulic health Thailand and Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme

- Korean Laboratory Accreditation Program (KLAP)

Southern Africa

- Council for Health Service Accreditation Southern Africa - www.cohsasa.co.za

Middle East

- Healthcare Accreditation Council - Jordan www.hcac.jo

- SKID - Turkey

Africa

African Society for Quality in healthvare

Europe - European Society for Quality in Healthcare www.esqh.net

- Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare - www.ikas.dk

- Danish Society for Patient Safety

- National Agency for HealthcareAccreditation and Evaluation (ANAES)

- Serbian Health Institutions Accreditation Agency

- Polish Society for Quality promotion in Healthcare

Healthcare Accreditation

Healthcare organisations are typically complex and vary widely from different aspects. Medical sciences as such being an abstract and applied science utilises the knowledge from numerous disciplines categorised under three basic sciences of arts, science and commerce and also other allied discipline. The healthcare institutions deal with ailing human biengs for prevention of aiments restoration of health and maintainance of health along with rehabilitation. In this context it becomes very important for the organisations to envision, envisage, plan , implement , monitor , evaluate, execute and evelove continuously.

Accreditation is a process of systematic self assesment and external peer review to accurately find out the level of their performance with respect to the standards established by a framework of a governing body. The out come of this exercise is to plan and implement and maintain continuous improvement process.

Healthcare accreditation is an important component of Patient Safety .

The two key words for accreditation are external review and adherence to set standards.

Benefits of Accreditation

- By undergoing the accreditation process , the healthcare organisation comes to know about the strengths wekanesses and opportunities available or can be envisaged.

- Creates scope for selfrecognisation and identify areas of improvement

- Creates an identity for the organisation

- The internal and external customers are assured about the policies , procedures and quiality of services provided.

- Creates scope for development of organisational structure and strategic planning and management

- Creates confidence and build trust in the community service providers.