Abstract
In today’s health care arena, a number of issues are being raised that have received more attention either from the health care consumers or the media. Whether as a provider, a consumer or a purchaser, each was looking for ways to satisfy the other through measuring and reporting on care outcomes. All of these activities were done in the effort to measure performance. WHO organized and facilitated a number of activities related to quality assessment, performance improvement and outcome measurement. A large number of countries and institutions participated in these activities and initiatives. And at the end, all agreed that there had to be an organized mechanism to account for quality, continuous measurement and improved performance in health care organizations. In order to do this a mechanism for certification, licensure or accreditation should be put in place. In this article we will discuss the importance and the components of quality in health care and accreditation. A detailed exploration of accreditation will take the majority of discussion of this article. The process and the methodology of accreditation will be discussed and a system for its implementation is presented as a case study of Republic of Kazakhstan.
Highlights
AND BACKGROUNDHealth facilities and Healthcare professionals are dedicated organizations and individuals who require minimal direction and supervision to perform their duties
Experts usually rigorously develop these standards. It is with these standards that the accreditation agency is able to measure the quality of the health care organization they want to evaluate for accreditation
Accreditation has played a major role in the monitoring of health service organizations for over 40 years
Summary
Health facilities and Healthcare professionals are dedicated organizations and individuals who require minimal direction and supervision to perform their duties. Each health service organization’s performance is assessed against a set of national (or international) standards developed by the accrediting organization in collaboration with key players in the healthcare system and related stakeholders. As stated earlier, achieving accreditation by a healthcare organization requires a rigorous and demanding process of enhancing performance and care processes and receiving it is equivalent to receiving a quality award. It is basically a seal of approval on the quality of one’s own organization. Medication and facility safety in all units and departments
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