Accreditation Case Study

1. Based on the Case Study, is the accreditation program for hospitals essential? And why? 20 Marks
Ans. Yes, accreditation is very essential for hospitals as it helps the HCOs to improve their performance for the betterment of the health system as well as their clients, their clients. It helps the HCO to achieve excellence and bring improvement to their performance. Accreditation is a mark of pride as well as a way to create a strong and sustainable focus on quality and safety within the HCOs walls
Accreditation also opens up communication between individuals from different sites and helps them overcome their difference and become one organization (It instituted a Quality Department and Quality Improvement Teams specifically for the accreditation
By the end of the self-assessment phase, staff from different sites sat in mixed groups around the table. Case 2)
Accreditation not only gives the HCOs a standard and target to achieve but also provide them with recommendation and tools to help them achieve the set standard.( The CEO was grateful for the recommendations because they gave him a tool with which he could emphasize the institution's needs to the provincial ministry of health. By far the greatest impact of the accreditation process in this organization was the creation of an organizational structure dedicated to improving quality. Case 4)
Accreditation also helps the HCOs to implement rules strictly which were very easily ignored before. ("You cannot work until your charts are up to date and signed. Otherwise, your privileges are gone" (Case 5 - Accreditation
The support of the regulatory body's policies is very vital as they monitor both the healthcare facilities as well as healthcare practitioners to promote safety and quality. These bodies set the rules and regulations as well as monitor the compliance. They provide regular inspection of facilities. The policies help guarantee uniformity throughout the country's healthcare system. The governments should make it obligatory for all the HCOs to obtain accreditation so the quality of the healthcare and patient care throughout the country is the same.
3. What seems to be the critical success factors for implementing an accreditation program in a healthcare setting or any business sector? 20 Marks
Ans. The critical success factor for implementing an accreditation program is that the intent of the standards is understood and is viewed as an important component of the organizations plan for providing safe, quality care. The Board, Executive and Clinicians work together. The difference between the old way and the new way is explained well to the staff and the new way of doing is implemented.
The staff is educated and given training in the areas covered by the standard and is freely available. The staffs comply with changes to practice as part of improving the safety and quality of their