2016
DOI: 10.5935/1414-8145.20160009
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Benefits and difficulties in the implementation of hospital accreditation: The voice of quality managers

Abstract: Objective: To learn the perceptions of hospital quality managers about the benefits and difficulties that arise from accreditation. Methods:A descriptive, qualitative and exploratory study was developed with five quality managers from hospitals of each of the three levels of national accreditation and one which lost its accreditation. Taped interviews were carried out with the participants, which were guided by the question: Tell us about the benefits and difficulties to obtain and maintain hospital accreditat… Show more

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“…Further, considering the successes achieved by the industrial sector because of the application of TQM and accreditationregarding both product quality and efficiency-service sector organizations, including healthcare organizations, could gain experience by following the same path (Saif, 2016b). Consequently, hospitals implemented accreditation standards to improve their use of available resources, improve their services, and improve patient satisfaction (Oliveira & Matsuda, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, considering the successes achieved by the industrial sector because of the application of TQM and accreditationregarding both product quality and efficiency-service sector organizations, including healthcare organizations, could gain experience by following the same path (Saif, 2016b). Consequently, hospitals implemented accreditation standards to improve their use of available resources, improve their services, and improve patient satisfaction (Oliveira & Matsuda, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is productive and salutary, since the teaching and practice of safety strategies demands extensive knowledge in terms of the subject to be applied in the care field (5) . Therefore, it is suggested that formal training, especially of nurses who often manage patient safety strategies (7) , tends to be a foundation for good management practices.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In health institutions, nurses sometimes hold positions in people management and also in leading hospital quality programs and systems (7) . Through this, and in conjunction with the current scenario, these professionals certainly rely on safe care (5,7) , making it possible to emphasize the fact that nursing management work is a foundation for patient safety strategies (5) and, therefore, articulation between the nurse's management and the establishment of safety strategies can be and deserves to be investigated.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ainda nessa perspectiva, ressalta-se o sentimento de sobrecarga da enfermagem no que tange às atividades relacionadas à qualidade, assim como a diferença no envolvimento de coordenadores e não coordenadores, e dos funcionários em relação aos turnos de trabalho, com ênfase na atuação mais efetiva de integrantes do período diurno (MANZO et al, 2011a). Outro aspecto dificultador levantado nos estudos foi a alta rotatividade de funcionários, fenômeno que interfere em novos obstáculos, na incorporação e adesão ao sistema de qualidade (MANZO et al, 2011a;MATSUDA, 2016), podendo implicar em problemas mais sérios, pois está aliada ao aumento de custos, e reflete diretamente na qualidade do cuidado e na manutenção dos níveis de excelência exigidos pela acreditação (OLIVEIRA; MATSUDA, 2016).…”
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