Accreditation of general practices: challenges and lessons

Buetow, Stephen

doi:10.1136/qhc.12.2.129

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“…Hospital accreditation is therefore one component in the maintenance of patient safety. (Buetow SA & Willingham J., 2003).…”

Section: Hospital Accreditationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Extent to Which Jordanian Doctors and Nurses Perceive the Accreditation in Private Hospitals

Diab¹

2011

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This study aims to know if the doctors and nurses in the Jordanian private hospitals have a perception about the accreditation, and if there's a different between the doctors and nurses perception and understanding the accreditation standard at their hospitals. The results of this study showed that Doctors and nurses have a positive attitude regarding their perception of accreditation standards, Related to the Management and leadership, Strategic planning for quality, Human Resources utilization, Quality Management, and the Accreditation process and implementation, with no different between their perception, On the light of the study results the following recommendations may be submitted, the work and more training, Motivate doctors and nurses to implement accreditation standards, making the accreditation standard as major requirement for the license, a controlling role for the Council of Accreditation in Jordan.

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“…Hospital accreditation is therefore one component in the maintenance of patient safety. (Buetow SA & Willingham J., 2003).…”

Section: Hospital Accreditationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Extent to Which Jordanian Doctors and Nurses Perceive the Accreditation in Private Hospitals

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2011

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“…[5][6][7] Practice-level or team accreditation is not a new concept to primary care in the UK, with previous initiatives such as Quality Team Development, Quality Practice Award, and practice team accreditation. 8,9 These previous schemes have all been voluntary programmes using standards set above the expected minimum.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…6 These are quality control (mandatory, externally set, minimum predetermined acceptable standards), mandatory regulation (legal or safety standards), continuous quality improvement (to show ongoing excellence above a minimum standard), information giving (to enable comparison between providers by patients and policy makers), and marketing (to showcase a standard of service available). A complex picture emerges from reviews of healthcare accreditation schemes worldwide but two key features are commonplace -promoting change, and professional development.…”

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Primary Medical Care Provider Accreditation (PMCPA): pilot evaluation

2010

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“…4 Buetow and Wellingham have suggested five ways in which accreditation may be used. 3 These are quality control (mandatory, externally set, minimum predetermined acceptable standards), mandatory regulation (legal or safety standards), continuous quality improvement (to demonstrate excellence above a minimum standard), information giving (to enable comparison between providers by patients and policy makers), and marketing (to showcase services available).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2 Accreditation in primary care settings is generally seen as a way of assessing and benchmarking the performance of general practice care across a broad range of clinical and organisational domains. 3 It describes a formal process of selfassessment and external and independent peer review to encourage best practice and can result in recommendations for continuous quality improvement of safety and quality. 4 Buetow and Wellingham have suggested five ways in which accreditation may be used.…”

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confidence: 99%