Shirin Abbassi; Nahid Tavakoli; Mohammad Moslehi
Volume 9, Issue 4 , September and October 2012, , Pages 502-512
Abstract
Introduction: Recently, the accreditation program has been used increasingly by an emphasis onpatient safety. In Iran, efforts have been made to establish the accreditation program. In 2011, itreplaced previous standards of traditional evaluation system. As the impact of accreditation planneed internal ...
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Introduction: Recently, the accreditation program has been used increasingly by an emphasis onpatient safety. In Iran, efforts have been made to establish the accreditation program. In 2011, itreplaced previous standards of traditional evaluation system. As the impact of accreditation planneed internal self assessment against minimal standards, this study aimed to survey the readinessof selected hospitals in Isfahan based on the functional model of Joint Commission onAccreditation.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on four hospitals in Isfahan, Iran.Data was collected using 13 checklists based on the functional model of Joint CommissionInternational Accreditation. The checklists were verified by the Iranian Ministry of Health. Datawas collected via observations and interviews with hospital representatives in qualitymanagement. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS.Results: The readiness of the selected hospitals in Isfahan was 64% regarding patient-basedstandards and 66% for facility-based standards. In general, the studied hospitals had adequatereadiness for implementation of accreditation standards.Conclusion: As the study population has ISO 9000 certification, it is possible to replace oldmethods of process, outcome, and structure evaluation with new standards. Accordingly, patientrights have to be considered by health care employers in Isfahan.
