Independent Accreditation Research Articles

Peran Manejemen Strategi Guna Evaluasi Pasca Akreditasi pada Klinik Pratama : Literature Review

Strategic management has a very important consideration and must be reviewed as part of the evaluation of the accreditation process in FKTP (First Level Health Facilities). A well-formulated strategy must be skillfully implemented to ensure growth and progress. This strategy needs to be implemented by every FKTP staff member to improve service quality, evaluation, and accreditation status. The purpose of this theoretical research article is to understand and push back to the theoretical field of various literary works. One of the methods used is theoretical research by analyzing and comparing existing theories. The results of this theoretical study show how strategic management functions in evaluation and helps FKTP make better plans with a more logical, rational, and systematic approach to each choice found during the planning process. It is clear that to improve the quality of health services, strategic management is also needed. The focus of FKTP accreditation strategic management is the assessment and determination of the hospital's eligibility according to service standards that have been set by an independent accreditation institution. So that it can improve patient perceptions and their trust in health facilities. After accreditation, FKTP must carry out strategic management optimally. Thus, the organization improves infrastructure, adequate human resources, and supporting facilities.

Budaya Mutu (Quality Culture) Universitas Ibnu Chaldun Jakarta

The objective study aims to describe in full and comprehensively related to the implementation of quality culture at Ibnu Chaldun University in Jakarta, the oldest Islamic Higher Education institution in Jakarta. Quality culture is expressed by starting with the development of the Internal Quality Assurance System, independently conducting Internal Quality Audit and External Quality Audit by authorized institutions, Independent Accreditation Institutions, according to the Study Program and the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education. This research was conducted using the Research and Development (R&D) method, developing the Borg and Borg stages, namely the ten Borg steps for Research and Development (R&D), so that in the end the researcher concluded that Quality Culture was created from the commitment of all parties to implement, implement and control the Internal Quality Assurance System in all institutional units that work continuously and collaboratively, so that sustainable quality is created to get the best.

Perspectives on technology: Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) interobserver variability.

To explore the topic of Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) interobserver variability, including a discussion of major sources, mitigation approaches, and future directions. A narrative review of PI-RADS interobserver variability. PI-RADS was developed in 2012 to set technical standards for prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), reduce interobserver variability at interpretation, and improve diagnostic accuracy in the MRI-directed diagnostic pathway for detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. While PI-RADS has been validated in selected research cohorts with prostate cancer imaging experts, subsequent prospective studies in routine clinical practice demonstrate wide variability in diagnostic performance. Radiologist and biopsy operator experience are the most important contributing drivers of high-quality care among multiple interrelated factors including variability in MRI hardware and technique, image quality, and population and patient-specific factors such as prostate cancer disease prevalence. Iterative improvements in PI-RADS have helped flatten the curve for novice readers and reduce variability. Innovations in image quality reporting, administrative and organisational workflows, and artificial intelligence hold promise in improving variability even further. Continued research into PI-RADS is needed to facilitate benchmark creation, reader certification, and independent accreditation, which are systems-level interventions needed to uphold and maintain high-quality prostate MRI across entire populations.

Abstract WP114: Texas Stroke Program Assessment: Infrastructure, Turnover, and Burnout Implications

Introduction: Unlike state designation for trauma centers, there are no Texas State rules on certain infrastructure requirements for stroke designation and independent stroke center accreditation. To assess the current state of program manager impact, a Texas Stroke Program Survey was administered. Hypothesis: Lack of requirements results in overburdened programs, high turnover, poor mentorship, and burnout. Methods: Electronic survey contained program assessment with link to validated instrument (MBI-HSS), administered by Mind Garden Inc, to assess burnout, well-being, and work-related dimensions for medical personnel. Of the 181 Texas designated stroke facilities, 98% were contacted with each site having one anonymous senior program staff member complete the survey. Results: Survey responses were 105 among which 78 completed MBI-HSS (26% CSC, 1% TCS, 59.6% PSC, 17.3% ASRH). Respondents: 66.7% stroke coordinators, 23.8% stroke program managers/directors, and 9.5% identified as other. Majority (41%) were in current role for 1-2 yrs (19% <1 yr, 20% 3-5 yrs, 13.3% 6-9 yrs, 6.7% > 10 yrs) and 42.9% did not consider resigning. Over 5 yr period, 49.5% reported 2 or more turnovers of their position (none 26.7%, once 21.9%, twice 20%, > twice 29.5%, new role 1.9%). Majority (57.1%) reported serving more than one major role at facility. Reported 67.3% had dedicated stroke coordinators and 49% data collectors. Only 53.3% reported adequate resources and 15.2% felt program was priority with sufficient hospital support. Role on-boarding was reported by 16.2% and 61.9% reported no mentorship. MBI-HSS revealed 74.4% had burnout profile of ineffective, overextended, or burnout. Conclusion: Survey demonstrates variability in infrastructure, reduced support and mentorship, high rates of turnover and burnout in Texas stroke programs. Nearly all respondents (91.4%) felt requirements for infrastructure and support for stroke program development and growth were needed.

Internal Quality Assurance System to Improve Lecturer Performance and Its Relevance to Education Quality at ITB Swadharma

To improve teacher performance and education quality at ITB Swadharma, this research explains the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS). The qualitative case study research focuses on ITB Swadharma's Quality Assurance Institute (QAI). Data collection methods include direct observation, document and archival searches, and interviews. The research shows that IQAS at ITB Swadharma improves education through research and innovation. ITB Swadharma can improve inclusivity, relevance, and comprehensiveness by focusing on program evaluation, student empowerment, technology implementation, industry collaboration, internal quality monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and best practices adoption. The institution can better adapt to education sector and student needs with IQAS. ITB Swadharma can improve educational quality by incorporating students, alumni, staff, the local community, and industry partners. According to ITB Swadharma's QAI's academic and quality documents, the IQAS Cycle implements IQAS policies and ideas. Leadership commitment, auditor shortages, and IQAS routineness are issues. Quality assurance expertise, auditor training, and a culture of quality assurance address these issues. The results of annual IQAS examination are used to promote quality. Quality management criteria from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN PT) and the Independent Accreditation Agency (LAM) influence IQAS implementation.

DETERMINING STUDENT GRADUATION BASED ON SCHOOL LOCATION USING GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED LOGISTIC REGRESSION

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) is one of the Faculties in Tanjungpura University with 9 Undergraduate Programs (S1). Based on the graduation data of the 2014 batch of FMIPA students, the number of students who did not complete their studies was 131 students or 29% of the total 445 students and 187 schools in Indonesia. If the study period of students can be predicted early, the study program can provide advice or recommendations so that students can complete their studies in/exactly 8 semesters. This study aims to determine the model for analyzing the factors that influence the graduation of FMIPA students using GWLR. Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression (GWLR) is a developing logistic regression model applied to spatial data. This model is used to predict data with binary dependent variables that consider the location characteristics of each observation. The units of observation in this study are the school location of 455 students spread across Indonesia. The variables used in this study were sourced from the Academic and Student Affairs Bureau UNTAN and divided into dependent variables (Y) and independent variables (X), i.e. Gender, college selection, Accreditation, School Type, School Location, and Name of Study Program. The dependent variable analyzed is the graduated status of FMIPA UNTAN students, i.e. completed and not completed their studies. The results showed that gender and the name of the study program are factors that affect the graduation of FMIPA UNTAN 2014 students with a classification accuracy of 72.6%.

Supervision practices in school counsellor education: A comparison across two countries

Supervision is an essential part of school counsellor education training, particularly during internship and practicum experiences, as it plays a crucial role in assisting counsellor trainees in adapting to their new roles and identities. While essential to the profession, supervision literature lacks comparison studies across countries, leaving a significant gap in our understanding of whether, and to what extent, supervision is being effectively practised cross-nationally. In the current study, authors utilized a multisite analytic approach as a form of case study method to investigate similarities and differences in counsellor educators’ school counselling supervision practices in the US and Türkiye. The study sample included a total of four counsellor education programmes, consisting of two programmes from each country. The results indicated that while counsellor educators in the US pay more attention to crisis management, suicide assessment, feedback acceptance, multicultural issues, school counsellor self-care, and mindfulness, their counterparts in Türkiye focus on creating counselling goals, counselling micro-skills, theories, and techniques. The results also provided further support for an independent counsellor education accreditation body that could oversee the supervision practices across counsellor education programmes in Türkiye for a united counsellor training, supervision, and professional counsellor identity.

Managing Organizational Change: The Case of University-School Partnership

The study aims to examine in depth the perceptions of teachers and administrators about the organizational change process of a deep-rooted high school through a university collaboration in Turkey. We utilized a case study within the realm of qualitative research. We gathered the data via semi-structured interviews, and we used content analysis in the analysis. As a result of the analysis of the findings, four themes were reached which are change as perceptions, awareness, process, and effect on change. The views of participants revealed that there had been a change in factors that increase the effectiveness of the educational environment such as school climate, student profile, parent/environmental involvement, and improvement of physical equipment. Based on some positive results, it was suggested that such cooperation practices should be disseminated, independent accreditation institutions should be consulted at the change stages to increase success, and initiatives should be taken to increase the competencies of key people who will make change effective.

Establishment of hospital-based surgical residency programs as a health policy for surgical needs provision: an Indonesian perspective.

One of the health interventions that can be implemented cost-effectively in developing countries is the provision of basic surgical procedures. One way to increase access to surgical services is to increase the production of surgeons, in this case through increasing the surgical residency program. There are similarities between university-based surgical residency programs and hospital-based surgical residency programs. However, in Indonesia, the differences between them are stark; the establishment of hospital-based surgical residency programs is challenging and requires collaboration between the government, university, college of surgery, and private sector. The author reviewed the literature on post-graduate medical education for surgical programs and the contrast between university-based and hospital-based surgical residency programs. Information collected from the Indonesian Health Education Independent Accreditation Institution and varied literature was included. Not applicable. In Indonesia, the implementation of an academic surgery environment in the hospital-based surgical residency program is challenging, and the implementation of the academic health system can increase student intake and provide more both from the university and the hospital-based surgical residency program.

TOOLS FOR MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF AUTONOMY OF KAZAKHSTAN’S UNIVERSITIES

The purpose of the research is to analyze the implementation and perception by the academic community of the main tools for control and quality assurance of higher education as preventive control and accreditation.Methodology. The method of analysis of secondary data obtained from open sources of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Education and Science, the Center for the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility, the Information and Analytical Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan was used. Content analysis of legislation, strategic and program documents, national reports, speeches was also carried out. In addition, a mixed research method was used as an expert survey (758 respondents) and an expert interview (14 people).The originality / value of the research lies in conducting a study based on the opinions of employees and teachers of Kazakhstani universities to determine the level of their perception of preventive control and accreditation.Findings. As a result of the analysis of the assessment of preventive control and accreditation and the perception of universities, more positive assessment of accreditation than of preventive control was revealed. The survey results proved that despite the rejection of state certification, the elements and approach in preventive control remain «bureaucratic» and «limiting the autonomy of universities».Considering the positive perception of independent accreditation by the academic community, today the question is brewing as to whether it is already relevant to use these two tools in parallel with duplicate goals (achieving quality, improving quality) in quality assurance.

Fungsi Manajemen Strategi Dalam Peningkatan Status Akreditasi Rumah Sakit: Studi Teoritis

Strategic management has a very important role and needs to be implemented in improving the accreditation status of the hospital. The strategy that has been made must be implemented properly in order to ensure development and sustainability. This strategy must be applicable to all hospital parties in order to improve service quality and accreditation status. The purpose of writing this scientific article is to find out and review from a theoretical point of view various literatures. The method used is a theoretical study by analyzing and comparing existing theories. The results of this theoretical study are the function of strategic management in improving accreditation status by carrying out procedures so that it can assist hospitals in making better plans with a more logical, rational and systematic approach for each option that will be found by forming a plan. It can be concluded that in improving the quality of health, strategic management is also needed to improve services. With accreditation strategic management, the hospital becomes the object of focus or a process of assessing and determining the eligibility of the hospital according to service standards set by an independent accreditation agency. So that it can improve the image and trust of patients in choosing health care facilities. For hospitals strategic management is very important and needs to be done optimally to support the improvement of accreditation status. So agencies improve infrastructure facilities, adequate human resources and supporting facilities.

Readiness and Challenges of Indonesian Health Higher Education Independent Accreditation Institutions

This research is intended to examine the readiness and challenges faced by the Indonesian Health Higher Education Independent Accreditation Institute (LAM-PTKes) as an independent accreditation institution with authority to carry out the accreditation of study programs in the science and health professions fields in Indonesia. Based on the case study method, LAM-PTKes generally has the infrastructure and resources to carry out its role as LAM which has the authority to accredit these study programs. The research results show that this institution still has two types of challenges. First, internal challenges include inadequate study program accreditation teams who can understand the technical aspects of accreditation and a need for more supporting IT staff who can help with the accreditation system of these study programs. Second, external challenges, namely the lack of understanding from field study program managers regarding the stages, processes, and documents needed in accreditation and the management system for accreditation supporting documents in general, still need to be better integrated. Despite these challenges, this institution strives to become an influential accreditation body in the national and global arena. To achieve this, this institution needs effective, adaptive and resilient accreditation management and an executive leadership team to manage accreditation issues developing in the digital era.

International education quality system: mission and legal support

The current situation is characterized by a large increase in attention to the quality of higher education almost all over the world, and especially to such an effective tool for ensuring and improving such quality as independent accreditation. The article discusses the legal aspects of ensuring the quality of education and the trends in the formation and development of modern legal methods and approaches. In this regard, the issues of coordination and improvement of accreditation activities on an international scale are of current importance. International networks and associations for quality assurance of higher education have gained wide scope - associations of accreditation agencies from different countries, whose role is aimed at the formation and support of common requirements for ensuring the quality of education. International networks and associations for quality assurance of higher education have gained wide scope - associations of accreditation agencies from different countries, whose role is aimed at the formation and support of common requirements for ensuring the quality of education. In the modern world, this field of activity is directly related to the development of the internationalization of higher education. The purpose of the study of this article is to reveal the activities of various organizational forms of associations, individual features and determine their role in ensuring the quality of education in higher educational institutions. The scientific methods of comparative analysis, collection and processing of primary data, statistical observation and comparison were applied in the article. The value of the article lies in the formation of scientific, practical and methodological provisions, including various aspects of in-depth study of existing international organizations, networks and organizations to ensure the quality of education, modern approaches to improving the conditions for training graduates of higher educational institutions based on world quality standards and international principles for the development of national legal country systems. Results of the study - international experience has been studied and the main trends in ensuring the quality of graduate training in the context of the transformation of the higher education system have been considered. Much attention is paid to the analysis of international approaches to achieving one of the main goals - the high quality of higher education, which is a necessary condition for increasing the competitiveness of graduates and their demand in the labor market. The practical significance of the article lies in determining the need for independent accreditation as the main mechanism for ensuring the quality of higher education, which is a key condition for increasing the competitiveness of educational services. In turn, it is important for accreditation agencies to join international networks and associations, which allows raising the status, authority and quality level of their activities. Key words: legal support, quality of education, independent accreditation, legislation, international networks, international standards.

Determinant of the Study Period for Mathematics Education Students at IAIN Bukittinggi Based on CHAID Method

The study period of study program graduates is one of the accreditation assessments carried out by The Independent Accreditation Agencies for Education or LAMDIK. The graduates have a study period is less than five years getting the highest point in the assessment matrix for criterion 9, namely tri-dharma outputs and achievements. However, most study program graduates from various universities in Indonesia completed their studies more than 4 years. This case also happened to graduates of Mathematics Education at IAIN Bukittinggi. There were 70% of graduates who completed their studies more than 4 years. The aim of this research was to determine factors that influence the graduates’ study period and their characteristics who were able to complete their studies for 4 years. This research was descriptive quantitative with a correlation study of 10 independent variable factors that affect the study period. By using total sampling, there were 340 graduates of Mathematics Education as a sample of this research. Documentation and questionnaires were used to collect the data. Then, the CHAID method was used to analyze the data. The result showed that, first, there were 5 independent variables that affect the graduates’ study period, namely the period of thesis completion, the gender, the major of high school, the mother’s occupation, and the track of university entrance. Second, there were 2 characteristics in which students can complete their studies for 4 years with a confidence level of 74,3%. Keywords: Study Period, Mathematics Education Students, CHAID Method

PERKEMBANGAN, KESIAPAN DAN MASALAH YANG DIHADAPI OLEH LEMBAGA AKREDITASI MANDIRI KEPENDIDIKAN (LAMDIK) SEBAGAI LEMBAGA AKREDITASI MANDIRI

As imposed by National Acreditation Agency of Higher Education’s (BAN PT) regulation No.9, year 2020, Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Kependidikan (LAMDIK) is grated as a new accredication institution to acredidate the educational-related study programs. This article examines the degree to which did LAMDIK evolve and is being ready as an independent accreditation instution and what types of challenges it faces to do so. Having adopted the qualitative case study method, this article reveals that being facilitated by the Ministry of Education and Culture and BAN PT, two subsequent associations established LAMDIK in 2019s. They are association of educational scholars and association of the educational-related study programs. While striving to improve its institutional capacities, LAMDIK encountered the following issues, which are: total number of the existing educational-related study programs that should be facilitated by LAMDIK are too many (a), LAMDIK needs competent assessors that understood the characteristics of these educational-related study programs (b), most of LAMDIK’s assessors have no enough time and resources to facilitate accreditation processes of these educational-related study programs (c), which are located in diverse and romote area of this country (d) and not all of these educational-related study programs are really ready to be accredited by LAMDIK (e).

Directions for improving the organizational framework for quality control of higher education in Ukraine

The author proves that today it is advisable to develop a separate Law which would define the organizational and legal framework for the establishment and functioning of accreditation agencies. It has been noted that this law should not fully regulate all aspects of such agencies formation, organization and implementation of their control activities, but only define the general, most fundamental aspects of the legal status and work of these institutions.
 It has been noted that a necessary step to improve the organizational framework for exercising control over the quality of education is interaction and coordination in the system of subjects of such control, since today these aspects of the organization and functioning of the mechanism for controlling the quality of higher education are rather superficially regulated and do not provide a clear understanding of how this interaction takes place, what is the place of coordination in it, and who it is carried out by. It has been proven that it is necessary to define the conceptual foundations of interaction and coordination of subjects of control over the quality of education and to develop an appropriate procedure on their basis, which should provide for the principles and objectives of interaction and coordination, forms and directions of its implementation, and subject composition.
 It is emphasized that the current approach to training experts, which involves two-day trainings, is unlikely to guarantee the provision of high-quality personnel (experts) to the subjects of the control under study. The low level of experts’ training results in the fact that their conclusions are often of poor quality.
 It has been noted that the problems in the work of experts are due to the fact that they do not always correctly understand their mission in this area, and are not formal in their approach to fulfilling their tasks and goals. This, in turn, is the result of insufficient training of experts. It is necessary to develop a conceptual framework for training experts in quality control of higher education, especially given the prospects for the introduction of independent accreditation agencies. It is important to train experts that the assessment is based on qualitative criteria and cannot be quantified. Therefore, it is impossible to ensure a truly objective assessment by checking only the availability of the necessary documents and the clarity of their provisions.

Accreditation of Higher Education Professional Preparation Programs in Visual Impairment

AbstractOver the years, accreditation of higher education personnel preparation programs in the United States has undergone much change (Brittingham, 2009). This phenomenon has been paralleled by a similar process within the disciplines relating to visual impairment. During the past 5 decades, higher education programs preparing practitioners in the field of visual impairment have relied upon the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) program approval process that was administered by the AER (Wiener & Siffermann, 2010). In an attempt to ensure the quality of personnel preparation programs, practitioners within the disciplinary groups of AER took responsibility for reviewing the content and administration of these programs. These included orientation and mobility, vision rehabilitation therapy, teachers of students with visual impairment, low vision therapy, and recently, assistive technology. In 2018, the AER membership approved an amendment to the AER bylaws that established the AER Accreditation Council (AERAC) and gave it legal and functioning authority as an independent accreditation body (AER, 2021a). The AER program approval process for higher education programs was revised and upgraded to become a full accreditation program under the auspices of the AERAC (AER, n.d.). This article describes the evolution of the accreditation program within the national context, documents the history of accreditation within the field of visual impairment, and explores the relationship between accreditation and certification.

Implementing proactive quality assurance quality control (QAQC) and quality management (QM) practices at coal testing laboratories

Many commercial coal testing laboratories are accredited to ISO 17025 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. There is an expected reliance in the Coal mining industry that the laboratory adheres to all elements of this standard in between successive accreditation audits conducted every 18 months by the independent accreditation body, National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). In the absence of proactive QAQC & QM practices monitoring the quality of the information reported by laboratories, potential issues impacting production decisions and reconciliation results are only determined in a reactive manner. In addition, for mining companies working with several internal and external laboratories across the supply chain, the management of the logistics, practices and information becomes very challenging and time-consuming, impacting the company’s ability to track laboratory results as key inputs in a production and reconciliation perspective. The absence of proactive QAQC & QM practices results in a sub-optimal/reactive approach in the Coal industry, increasing the risk of short-term unaware production gaps related to quality, increased time required for quality breach investigations, the absence of a holistic approach/monitoring in the value chain, and the financial impact for the business performing under sub-optimal conditions. This paper aims to show the journey towards the implementation of a new proactive QAQC and QM program, where now the quality of many different laboratories across the supply chain can be monitored and linked with global reconciliation results, as an improvement opportunity to complement the current industry standard ISO 17025 accreditation and Proficiency Round Robin approach.

Problems of regulating the quality of medical care in Ukraine and the main directions of their solution

Improving the quality of health care remains problem of the day for world health systems. Recognized quality management tools are used in Ukraine. However, a series of studies indicate the need for their improvement.. The aim of this work was to determine the features of the application of international instruments for regulating the quality of medical care and to substantiate the conceptual directions of their improvement in Ukraine. Materials and methods of research used: systemic approach; comparative analysis; bibliosemantic; conceptual modeling; scientific literature sources, including systematic reviews from the PubMed database; domestic legal documents. Main results: unlike international practices, professional activity of doctors is not licensed in Ukraine. The economic activity of health care institutions and individuals-entrepreneurs engaged in medical practice is subject to licensing. Аccreditation standards have not been revised since 2013. Domestic adaptation of clinical guidelines has been suspended for several years. Certification of quality management systems is administratively related to accreditation. All quality management tools are strictly regulated by the Ministry of Health, without the involvement of local governments, public patient organizations and health professionals. Conceptual directions of improvement of tools of quality regulation are offered: adoption of the law on professional licensing of doctors; creation of an independent accreditation agency; updating the content of accreditation standards, supplementing them with patient safety standards in accordance with international criteria; creation of methodological support for accreditation and certification; training of accreditation inspectors; introduction of tracer methodology in order to verify compliance with accreditation standards; resumption of adaptation of international clinical guidelines at the health sector.

Saudi Radiologists' and Radiographers' Perceptions of Accreditation Programmes in Clinical Radiology Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study.

PurposeThe hospital accreditation programme is an assessment tool that involves a comprehensive evaluation by an external independent accreditation body to ensure consistency in clinical practice by adhering to the established standards and guidelines. The study aims to investigate Radiology professionals’ perceptions of the impact of accreditation and implementation of change towards the quality-of-service delivery in Radiology Departments.MethodsA cross-sectional prospective study was conducted in Saudi Arabia among radiology professionals (ie, radiographers and radiologists) from July to September 2021. After obtaining institutional review board approval from the local ethics committee and using a non-probability convenient sampling technique, 335 participants completed the survey, which was distributed via social media channels, and through professional networks within hospitals across the country.ResultsA total of 335 participants agreed to participate. The study’s participants strongly agreed that the accreditation programmes have positively impacted customer satisfaction and care provided to patients. A significant difference was identified in the level of agreement on the effect of accreditation programmes when hospital types and personnel qualifications were tested (P < 0.05). Radiology personnel who worked in academic hospitals and who had diplomas and PhDs degrees showed a significantly higher level of agreement than other participants (P < 0.05).ConclusionSaudi radiologists and radiographers showed strong agreement or agreement towards hospital accreditation programmes domains’ criteria. The results of the study support the need to bridge the gap between higher-level management and employees in order to facilitate change and enhance the standards of quality and practice in radiology departments. Additional policies are needed to continue and strengthen quality improvement programmes.