accreditation Flashcards
the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes
and are consistent with evidence-based professional knowledge
quality of care
They are resource-intensive interventions
accreditation
is inherent in universal health coverage (UHC)
quality
a commitment stating that “all individuals and communities should receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship”
quality
one form of external evaluation of health care facilities or organizations, used to improve quality care
accreditation
accreditation and external evaluation are used to describe an external assessment against _______________, evidence-based requirements or standards, and the use of standardized ___________ and ___________ metrics to evaluate
predefined, quantitative, qualitative
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
accreditation
Processes through which authorized bodies evaluate and recognize “either an individual, organization, object or process as meeting pre-determined requirements”
certification
grant permission to an individual or health care organization to operate or engage
licensing
is always mandatory, and it’s maintenance is an ongoing requirement
licensing
is often viewed as a key intervention for assessing and assuring the implementation of relevant standards in health care settings
accreditation
being a driver of quality of care and safety in many countries globally
accreditation
Accreditation could mean ‘demonstrating commitment’
facility
Accreditation could mean ‘continuous quality improvement (CQI)’ in the different processes, and utilization of national (and international) standards
health system
Accreditation could mean ‘public recognition and informing provider of choice
public
Any accreditation body must be set up as a __________ entity with clear _________ responsibilities on assessing and assuring standards
legal, legal
There are cases where accreditation from a non-governmental accrediting body with an _______________ is used to determine a hospital/health facility is eligible for participation in national governmental programmes
international presence
______________ must be clearly linked to feasible aims and must be considered across the spectrum to support the ongoing accreditation processes
sustainable funding plans
the lack of funding may result to _______________ and could result in overall losses of time and resources
limited value of accreditation
Accrediting bodies may charge a _________ fee
significant
Sustainable resourcing of “________________”, including staffing, overheads, field visits, surveys, follow-up, report processing, etc
accreditation machinery
An international NGO made up of national standard bodies that develops and published a wide range of proprietary, industrial, and commercial standards,
international org for standardization
the most popular standards which focuses on production of quality products and services
quality management system
This standard enables laboratories to demonstrate that they operate competently and generate valid results.
testing/fda
It puts a QMS in place for the production of medical devices and equipment and is very specific to the health industry
medical devices
ISO 9001:2015
quality management system
ISO 17025
testing/fda
ISO 13485
medical devices
mainly concerned with how processes interact with the environment
environment
This standard is focused on developing and implementing a food safety management system and can help any org
food safety
This standard incorporates all of the elements of the quality standard ISO 9001 for the telecommunications industry
telecommunication
The first International Standard for healthcare quality management
ISO 7101:2023
ISO 22000
food safety
ISO 14001
environment
TL 9000
telecommunication
An independent, not-for-profit organization founded in the late 1990s to survey hospitals outside of the United States. It currently accredits facilities in asia, europe, middle east and south america
Joint Commission International (JCI)
Governmental accrediting body recognized by Department of Health and PhilHealth in certifying the presence of quality management system in health care organizations termed as ‘Quality Standard System (QSS)’
Philippine Council on Accreditation for Health Care org (PCAHO)
certification that is needed for DOH license and PhilHealth accreditation.
PCAHO
4 JCI Hospitals in ph
- makati med
- asian hospital and med center
- st lukes med center
-medical city, pasif
