NABH

(National Accreditation Board For

Hospitals and Healthcare Providers)

Presented By
Rabitha C.R.
Administrative Officer II
What Is Quality?

 how good something is.

 Beautiful or attractive
 Durable
 Meeting standards
 Healthy
 Value for money
OR
 how much satisfaction the person gets from the service.

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What is Quality of Care?
 perform daily to benefit patients without causing
harm to them.
 pay attention
 use methods that have been tested to be safe,
affordable
 Practice according to set standards.

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What is Accreditation?
 External review of the effectiveness of quality system
implemented and compliance with the standards
prescribed by NABH.

 Standards are suitable for Indian scenario.

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What is NABH?
 National Accreditation Board for Hospitals &
Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of
Quality Council of India, set up to establish and
operate accreditation programme for healthcare
organizations.

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NABH Standards
 10 chapters
 100 standards
 514 objective elements
 Each accreditation standard is a statement of an
expectation or requirement which makes it possible to
deliver quality care.
 Objective element are sub components of standards.

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Standards
Patient Centered Standards:
1.Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care (AAC)
2.Care of Patients (COP)
3.Management of Medication (MOM)
4.Patient Rights and Education (PRE)
5.Hospital Infection Control (HIC)

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Standards contd..
Organization Centered Standards:
6. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
7. Responsibilities of Management (ROM)
8. Facility Management and Safety (FMS)
9. Human Resource Management (HRM)
10.Information Management System (IMS)

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 Benefits of NABH Accreditation

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Benefits to the Clients
 Good health outcomes.
 Client satisfaction.
 Value for money.
 Less frustration.

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Benefits to Health Providers
 Health staff become more satisfied
with their work.
 Health workers understand patients
better.
 Information flow among staff is
improved.
 Health staff who perform well are
rewarded.

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Benefits to the Health Institution
 Patients become more satisfied
with the services.
 More patients may use our
services.
 The environment will become
clean and beautiful.
 The facility will have a good
reputation.

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 List of NABH Accredited Hospital in
Kerala
 Malabar Institute Of Medical Sciences,Calicut
 Kerala Institute of Medical
Sciences,Thiruvanathapuram
 Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre Ltd.,Kochi
 Baby memorial Hospital,Calicut
 Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,Kochi
 General Hospital ,Ernakulam.

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Finally NABH Accreditation

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 THANK YOU
“IF WE ARE TRULY COMMITTED TO
QUALITY,ALMOST ANY MECHANISM WILL
WORK.IF WE ARE NOT,THE MOST ELEGANTLY
CONSTRUCTED OF MECHANISMS WILL FAIL.” – Dr.
AVEDIS DONABEDIAN

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