NABH Accreditation
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations.
The board is structured to cater to much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for the progress of health industry in India.
International linkage
• NABH is an Institutional Member as well as a Board member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (lSQua).
• NABH is a member of the Accreditation Council of International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).
• NABH is on board of Asian Society for Quality in Healthcare (ASQua).
Outline of NABH Standards:
The standards provide a framework for quality assurance and quality improvement for hospitals with focus on patient safety and quality of care.
They also call for continuous monitoring of sentinel events and development of comprehensive corrective action plans leading to the building of a quality culture at all levels and across all the functions in the hospital.
The standards reflect two major aspects of healthcare delivery systems namely, patient centered and organization centered functions, as listed below:
Patient Centered Standards
• Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care
• Care of Patients
• Management of Medication
• Patient Rights and Education
• Hospital Infection Control
Organization Centered Standards
• Continuous Quality Improvement
• Responsibility of Management
• Facility Management and Safety
• Human Resource Management
• Information Management System
NABH accreditation is a voluntary process opted by the healthcare provider and accreditation is given after a stringent procedure, includinto ensure that the healthcare provider follows the high standards set by the board in all aspects of patient care delivery.
Once accredited, hospitals are bound to continually maintain and improve their performance in the set standards, an activity that is regularly audited by the NABH board.
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