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Objectives
ACCREDITATION FOR INSTITUTIONS
Unit-XIV
Shabnam Shah
Faculty of Nursing Sciences
Khyber Medical University
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Accreditation
Accreditation has been defined as, “A self-assessment
and external peer review process used by health and
social care organizations to accurately assess their
level of performance in relation to established
standards and to implement ways to continuously
improve the health or social care system”. (The
International Society for Quality in Health Care
(ISQua), 2015)
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Accreditation benefits
▪ Improve public trust
▪ Provide a safe and efficient work environment
▪ Listen to patients and their families, respect their
rights and involve them in the care process as
partners
▪ Create a culture that is open to learning
▪ Establish a collaborative and continuous leadership
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At the end of this unit the learners will be able to:
1. Define Accreditation
2. Describe the historical background of the accreditation
of institution.
3. Discuss the importance of accreditation in growth of
the institutions.
4. Differentiate between ISO 9000 and JCIA.
5. Discuss its implementation of these standards
hospitals/organization.
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Cont.
Accreditation is an external review of quality with four
principal components:
▪ It is based on written and published standards
▪ Reviews are conducted by professional peers
▪ The accreditation process is administered by an
independent body
▪ The aim of accreditation is to encourage organizational
development.
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Origins and global spread of accreditation
Healthcare accreditation has its origins in the “Minimum
Standard for Hospitals” developed by the American College
of Surgeons in 1917. Subsequent milestones include the
establishment of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in 1951 in the United
States, followed by the development in Canada
(Accreditation Canada was launched in 1958) and Australia.
The first accreditation programme in Europe started in
Catalonia, Spain, in the 1980s, and subsequently
programmes across Europe followed suit.
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Accreditation has been taken up by low- and middle-income

countries (LMICs) in South America (including Brazil,
Argentina), the Middle East (e.g., Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iran),
Africa (e.g., South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) and Asia
(including India, Indonesia, South Korea, China, Thailand,
Philippines), often through the initiatives of a country’s
Ministry of Health but sometimes supported by non-
governmental organizations (NGOs). These include the World
Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) and the World Bank, accreditation bodies
such as Joint Commission International (JCI) and International
Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua). Aid organizations
such as the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) have also contributed to the spread of
accreditation to LMICs. (Mansour W et al, 2020)

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ISO 9000 Series Cont.…

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Introduction to ISO 9000:2000 series ISO 9000:2000 is applicable to

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Benefits of ISO
▪ Improved customer satisfaction Joint commission of
▪ Reduce cost of quality international
▪ Improved productivity and quality accreditation
▪ Improved internal communication
▪ Improved work efficiency
▪ Increase the competitive power
▪ Transparency of power

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Mission of JCIA
What is JCIA? How is it good for us
To improve the safety and quality of care in the
international community through the provision of
education, consultations, evaluation and
accreditation services.

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JCIA Global Presence

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How will it help us

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JCI Survey methodology

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