Public Health Department Accreditation

Quality of life in tertiary healthcare services: lessons from the Saudi Arabia accreditation system

“…Setting potentially irrelevant standards to QoL outcomes increases patient burden and the likelihood of an insignifi cant fi nding or even health system dysfunction. The chosen standards are not suffi ciently specifi c to be sensitive to the improvement taking place during the treatment period In some researches, accreditation has improved certain aspects of QoL, such as patient safety (Al-Awa et al, 2011), and overall performance (Riley et al, 2012). This paper has not yet clearly indicated such improve-ment.…”

The Extent of Interorganizational Resource Sharing Among Local Health Departments

“…However, with longitudinal data, the direction of that effect can be investigated in the future. 24 Additional findings were surprising in light of interorganizational relationship theory and the preparedness literature. On the basis of arguments of economies of scale and mutual benefits, we expected LHDs located near urban areas to have more resource sharing as sharing could be construed as more efficient.…”

Developing a Taxonomy for the Science of Improvement in Public Health

“…Second, QI is a central aspect of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) standards, and a rigorous research agenda has been proposed to build the scientific base to better understand the processes underlying the delivery of services by public health departments and how voluntary accreditation may help improve performance of public health departments. 11 Finally, the science of improvement is needed to account for the complexity in public health department interventions. Practice-based research can establish and validate the science of improvement in public health by developing a taxonomy and building the evidence base for QI.…”