Management, Faculty, and Accreditation Outcomes: A Survey of Physical Therapy Faculty and Program Directors

Narrative synthesis of health service accreditation literature

“…The impacts of accreditation on organisational processes, policies and environments were examined in 62 studies 3 6 21 23 25 26 28–33 36–39 41–44 46 49 51 53–57 59–61 63–66 71 73 75 81–99 106 111 112 122 126 127. As listed in table 4, several key subthemes were explored in these studies, including the extent to which accreditation programmes promote: standardisation of care processes; increased compliance with external programmes or guidelines (eg, clinical best-practice); development of organisational cultures conducive to quality and safety; implementation of continuous quality improvement activities; and superior leadership.…”

“…Overall, 41 studies explored how the activity of preparing and undergoing accreditation promotes change in health service organisations 3 21–23 25 28 31 37–39 41–43 46 51 54 56 59 60 65 71 73 81 84 85 87 89–91 93 97 99 110–113 118 119 121 122 126. As shown in table 4, four main mechanisms responsible for organisational changes promoted by accreditation programmes were identified: engagement of staff in quality improvement activities, such as self-assessment; promotion of quality systems of care; documentation, collation and use of data for internal and external benchmarking; and implementation of best-practice guidelines.…”

Health sector accreditation research: a systematic review

“…style and an organizational support for the accreditation process have been shown to affect the outcome positively [38].…”

“…[37] Described a program, developed to meet an accreditation standard, that helped focus a large acute private hospital on patients. [38] The manager was the most important entity in achieving a successful accreditation outcome. Managers, who were perceived as participative, have more years of experience, had written more self-studies, and whose faculty support the accreditation process, were likely to have more positive accreditation outcomes.…”