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NABH Standards PDF
NABH Standards PDF
Dr. A. K. KHANDELWAL
ASSESOR OF NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
BOARD FOR HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE
PROVIDER
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
ANANDALOKE HOSPITAL NEUROSCIENCES
CENTRE
SILIGURI
WHY ACCREDITATION?
.Medical tourism .
Indian Hospitals would have to apply for Health
care accreditation standards that will make them
comply to Quality standards.
An accreditation system will help to monitor the
quality of hospitals and treatment given to
patients
A need for a uniform country-specific accreditation
standards and accrediting body, to implement these
is realised by healthcare providers across the
country.
International standards too expensive and may
ultimately not suit the majority of healthcare
organisations in India.
Therefore the need for developing our own standards
is now being urgently felt.
National Accreditation Board for Hospital and
Healthcare Service Providers (NABH) under the
aegis of Quality Council of India (QCI) with the
cooperation of ministry of Health & family
Welfare,Govt of India, is constituted
The draft was prepared after studying various
international standards like JCAHO, JCI, Australian,
European, Thai Standards, besides various Indian
models available.
How does NABH score over various ISO
standards?
ISO is a certification and not an
accreditation.
ISO is generic and not specific to healthcare
industry.
ISO does not call for clinical audits, it centres
only on systems.
Accreditation on the other hand, focuses on
competency in terms of its staff, equipment,
premises, facilities etc with respect to the
scope of services being rendered by the
healthcare organisation
What is Accreditation