Why a survey?
For the first time, an independent study is being conducted on the impact of international accreditation on health care institutions.
Nearly 50 health care institutions in nearly 20 countries around the world were surveyed on the impact of the accreditation process on their institutions. And the results are clear. Accreditation has a more than positive impact in several areas: quality of care, obviously, but also a direct impact on the number of patients and the reputation of the institution. In short. Only positive elements.
In recent years, various health care institutions around the world have decided to implement good practices to improve the quality of care provided to patients.
To validate this quality approach, they turned to organisations specialising in healthcare accreditation. And to guarantee the objectivity of this accreditation, they turned to international bodies.
Some countries now have a large proportion of their health care institutions enrolled in this international accreditation process.
However, very often, or too often, we still hear managers of non-accredited institutions say "I don't believe in it. It doesn't help".
What was missing was a study that provided a response from the hospitals themselves to those who questioned the positive impact of these international accreditations. It therefore seemed appropriate to carry out an evidence-based study by interviewing health care institutions around the world that had embarked on this international accreditation process.
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