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Accreditation is the most widely known process for the external evaluation of healthcare services. It is a formal process to ensure delivery of safe, high quality health care, based on standards devised and developed by health care professionals for health care services. It is a process using the skills of external peers trained and appointed as a team of assessors.
Accreditation is public recognition of achievement by a healthcare organization, of requirements of healthcare standards. It covers a range of healthcare environments from local community-based care through to tertiary level providers and healthcare systems.
Accreditation results in high quality of care and patient safety. The patients get services by credential medical staff. Rights of patients are respected and protected. Patient satisfaction is regularly evaluated. The staff of an accredited hospital is satisfied as it provides for continuous learning, good working environment, leadership and above all ownership of clinical processes.
Accreditation to a hospital stimulates continuous improvement. It enables hospital in demonstrating commitment to quality care. It raises community confidence in the services provided by the hospital. It also provides an opportunity to the healthcare unit to benchmark with the best.
Accreditation generally deals with the following:
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Patient Rights and Education (PRE) |
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Care of Patient (COP) |
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Management of Medication (MOM) |
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Hospital Infection control (HIC) |
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Continuous Quality Improvement |
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Responsibility of Management |
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Facility Management and Safety |
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Human Resource Management |
We invite you to explore for more information about accreditation services from the JCAHO, CARF, AHCA, Medicare or other federal or state regulatory
agency.
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