It helps decision-makers to base their decisions on facts. Objective: This paper analyzes the effect of accreditation on three indicators related to patient safety and hospital care quality in ICU wards of an Iranian teaching hospital. Methods: This interventional study was accomplished based on ...
The concerns about level and variations in hospital quality are not new. We have known for decades that hospitals differ in their ability to provide high-quality care for patients—and our national strategy for ensuring and improving care has been accreditation. The notion is simple: using an ex...
According to the idea of"promoting construction and change by evaluation,combining evaluation and construction,and focusing on construction of hospital",to meet the hospital accreditation as a priority among priorities,we placed the evaluation in a prominent position. Therefore,we conducted in-depth mobi...
This column is designed to provide a nursing perspective on hospital quality measurements. Future articles will cover the various quality indicators hospitals face and the role of the nurse in meeting mandated benchmarks. Reader responses to this column are welcome and will help to make it more ...
Hospital Accreditation Process Lacks Strict Quality Enforcement.Knox, Richard A
and particularly careful handling of urinary catheters and drainage bags. In addition to the urinary tract, other common sites of infection are the respiratory tract and surgical wounds. The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations sets specific standards for in-house control...
Quality Assurance of Medical Education in India : Perspectives and Recommendations In absence of mandatory regulatory mechanisms such as accreditation; validation and audit by the external agencies regarding quality assurance; the concern ... LS Waghmare,TK Srivastava,S Tankhiwale,... - 《Global Journ...
The impact of Accreditation on patient safety and quality of care as perceived by nursing staff in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia. Res. J. Med. Sciences 4(5):319-323.Awa B, de Wever A, Almazrooa A et al. The impact of accredit- ation on patient safety and quality of care ...
Accreditation forms a real commitment from the hospital in improving the safety and quality of patient care, ensuring the hospital service environment is safe and the hospital strives to reduce risks for patients, patient caregivers and hospital staff. The research aim to determine the effect of ...
eTable 1 gives a detailed description of each quality-of-care indicator. To create summary performance indicator scores, we used the method recommended by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.10 In this approach, the summary performance indicator score is the number ...