List of international healthcare accreditation organizations explained

This is a list of international healthcare accreditation organizations. These organizations are responsible for the accreditation of hospitals and other healtchcare services. The Joint Commission is one of the most widely used accreditation organizations. The International Society for the Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission accreditation scheme in the US and Accreditation Canada International, as well as accreditation organizations in the United Kingdom and Australia.[1] Many countries have either voluntary or mandatory accreditation requirements.[2]

Organizations

The following is a list of hospital accreditation organizations grouped by country:

Africa

Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002. However, most hospitals in Africa are administered by local health ministries or missionary organizations without accreditation programs.

Algeria

Australia

Bosnia

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

China

Denmark

Europe

Egypt

France

Germany

India

Indonesia

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Latin America

Brazil, Argentina, and Chile were engaged in a hospital accreditation program in the 1990s in collaboration with PAHO.[26] [27]

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mexico

As of 2009, Mexico signed an agreement with the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, now the Joint Commission to adopt U.S. hospital standards for accreditation.[30]

Netherlands

New Zealand

North Macedonia

Norway

Peru

Portugal

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

South Africa

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Tonga

Turkey

United Kingdom

See also: United Kingdom Accreditation Forum.

United States

See also: List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States. Hospital accreditation is required in order to be eligible for Medicare patient coverage.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Society for Quality in Healthcare. ISQUA.
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  3. Web site: USAID applying science to strengthen and improve systems project. URC. January 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: Health sector. National Agency of Investment Development, Ministry of Industry and Mines (Algeria). 2019-10-20.
  5. http://www.achs.org.au/achs-international/ Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International
  6. http://www.agpal.com.au/ AGPAL
  7. Web site: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
  8. Web site: National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. NSQHS.
  9. Web site: Australian Council for Healthcare Standards International. ACHSI. https://web.archive.org/web/20070901162429/http://www.achs.org.au/ACHSI/. 2007-09-01.
  10. Web site: Strategic and policy assistance agency accreditation and quality assurance, Republic of Srpska. January 31, 2021.
  11. Web site: History. ACSC. January 31, 2021.
  12. https://accreditation.ca/ Accreditation Canada
  13. Web site: Yu . Shijian . zh:国家中医药管理局历史沿革 . History of the NATCM . http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4877a34d01017p7h.html . 2020-03-31 . 2011-05-21.
  14. Web site: State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh:国务院关于成立国家中医管理局的通知（国发〔1986〕79号）. State Countil notification on establishing the NATCM (SC [1986] 79) . http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2012-07/25/content_6480.htm . 1986-07-20.
  15. Web site: About Us. Department of Quality and Accreditation in the Health Service (IKAS). January 31, 2021.
  16. Web site: OECI. OECI.
  17. Web site: General Authority for healthcare accreditation and Regulation. GAHAR. January 30, 2021.
  18. Web site: Haute Autorité de Santé. HAS.
  19. Selbmann HK. Assessment and certification of hospital care in Germany. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 2004. 15205807. Selbmann. H. K.. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 47. 2. 103–10. 10.1007/s00103-003-0769-0. 47(2):103–10. doi: 10.1007/s00103-003-0769-0
  20. Web site: National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers. NABH.
  21. Web site: Komisi Akreditasi Rumah Sakit. KARS. January 31, 2021.
  22. Book: Britnell. Mark. In Search of the Perfect Health System. 2015. Palgrave. London. 978-1-137-49661-4. 18.
  23. Web site: About Us. Japan Council for Quality Health Care. January 31, 2021.
  24. Web site: About Us. Health Care Accreditation Council. January 31, 2021.
  25. Web site: About US. Center for Accreditation for Quality in Healthcar. January 31, 2021.
  26. Web site: The development of hospital accreditation in low- and middle-income countries: a literature review. April 8, 2020. Oxford Academic.
  27. Health Policy and Planning. 35. 6. July 2020. 684–700. The development of hospital accreditation in low- and middle-income countries: a literature review. 10.1093/heapol/czaa011. 32268354. Mansour. W.. Boyd. A.. Walshe. K.. 7294243.
  28. Web site: State Health Care Accreditation Agency. VASPVT. January 31, 2021.
  29. Web site: Malaysian Society for Quality in Health. MSQH.
  30. Web site: Hospital Certification (Accreditation). Medical Tourism. January 31, 2021.
  31. Web site: NIAZ. Qualicor. January 30, 2021.
  32. Web site: DAA Group. DAA Group.
  33. Web site: Agency for Quality and Accreditation of Health Institutions of the Republic of Northern Macedonia. January 31, 2021.
  34. Web site: DNV GL . DNVGL Healthcare . https://archive.today/20130122023341/http://www.dnv.com/industry/healthcare/ . 22 January 2013 . dead.
  35. Web site: Acreditas global. AAAHC. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219231013/http://www.aaahc.org/international/. 2015-02-19.
  36. Web site: Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality. January 31, 2021. Ministry of Health of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
  37. Web site: National Authority of Quality Management in Health. ANMCS.
  38. http://www.cbahi.gov.sa/ Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions
  39. Web site: About Us. AZUS. January 31, 2021.
  40. Web site: Office of Health Standards Compliance. OHSC. January 31, 2021.
  41. Web site: The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa. COHSASA.
  42. Web site: Introduction. Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation. January 31, 2021.
  43. Web site: Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation. TJCHA.
  44. Web site: Thailand Hospital Association. TH HA.
  45. Web site: Instance National d'Evaluation et de l'Accréditation en Sante (INEAS). INEAS. January 31, 2021.
  46. Web site: Standards of Accreditation in Health (SAS). SAS. January 30, 2021.
  47. Web site: QHA Trent Accreditation. Union.
  48. Web site: About Us. UK Akkreditering Forum Limited. January 30, 2021.
  49. Web site: CHKS Ltd. CHKS.
  50. Web site: Accreditation Commission for Health Care. ACHC.
  51. Web site: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. AAAHC.
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  53. Web site: GHA For Business. 2022-01-31. www.globalhealthcareaccreditation.com.
  54. Web site: Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. HFAP.
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  56. Web site: History of the Joint Commission . . The Joint Commission . December 17, 2020 . "The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.".
  57. Web site: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Approval of an Application From National Dialysis Accreditation Commission for CMS Approval of Its End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facility Accreditation Program. 2019-02-05. Federal Register. 2019-09-08.
  58. Web site: The Compliance Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002232744/http://www.exemplaryprovider.com/. 2011-10-02. Exemplary Provider Program.

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