Perception of Accreditation on Human Resource Development and Management in Hospitals Accredited by CCHSA, JCI and NABH: A Comparative Studyc

Hyder, S. J.; Mishra, Bimal Kumar; Bhagat, Manju

doi:10.3923/jeth.2010.20.24

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“…Accreditation of hospitals also has a significant influence on increased patients’ satisfaction, increased quality of treatment services, decreased medical errors, decreased waiting time, observing and respecting patients’ rights at the admission time, controlling access to patients` information, and increased incentives of nurses to participate in health and treatment services. Moreover, implementing PCI standards which are among the main organization-based parts of accreditation guarantees the safety of patients, visitors and staff and decreases re-hospitalization rate, medical burden (morbidity and mortality), and economy resulted from nosocomial infections ( 26 - 28 ). Infection control audit is also a suitable opportunity to implement the necessary standards and changes to improve quality of services.…”

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Determining the Status Quo of Infection Prevention and Control Standards in the Hospitals of Iran: A Case Study in 23 Hospitals

Shojaee¹,

Moosazadeh²

2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background:Applying Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI) standards in hospitals reduces probable risks to patients, staff and visitors; it also increases efficiency, and ultimately improves productivity of hospitals.Objective:The current study aimed to determine the status quo of international standards of PCI in hospitals located in the north of Iran.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 23 hospitals. Data collection tool was a questionnaire with confirmed validity and reliability. . In this regard, 260 managers, section supervisors and infection control nurses participated in the study according to census basis. SPSS software version 16 was employed to analyze the data through descriptive and analytical statistics.Results:Among the studied hospitals, 18 hospitals were public. Hospitals enjoyed 77.2% of leadership and programming, 80.8% of focus of programs, 67.4% of isolating methods, 88.2% of hand health and protection techniques, 78.8% of improving patient’s safety and quality, 90.3% of training personnel, and 78.7% of the average status quo of PCI standards.Conclusions:This study revealed that PCI standards were significantly observed in the studied hospitals and that there were necessary conditions for full deployment of nosocomial infection surveillance.

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