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Accreditation body for healthcare to define standards
Bangalore August 01, 2006
With the health tourism fast catching on, it has become imperative to ensure that the services provided by hospitals are of good quality.
Towards the efforts to standardise the quality of healthcare provided, the Quality Council of India (QCI) and the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), India, have signed an MoU with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standard (ACHS), Australia, at Sydney.
"The increasing role of healthcare insurance and the consideration of consumer/patient rights are the predominant factors that have created the demand for healthcare accreditation in India," said Somnath Das, co-chair, accreditation committee, NABH.
The objective of the MoU is to review, support and update the Indian accreditation standards, train the assessors, planning and implementation of accreditation and joint participation in assessments.
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ASCHI) will assist QCI/NABH on the requirements for achieving approval of the International Society for Quality Healthcare (ISQua) for both the standards and accreditation programme.
QCI will hold awareness programmes across all metros. It is also in talks with state governments, corporate houses, and private players to implement the accreditations.
"The accreditation by NABH is not just affordable, but also sustainable in the long-term," said Girdhar Gyani, secretary general of QCI."
Accreditation body for healthcare to define standards
Bangalore August 01, 2006
With the health tourism fast catching on, it has become imperative to ensure that the services provided by hospitals are of good quality.
Towards the efforts to standardise the quality of healthcare provided, the Quality Council of India (QCI) and the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), India, have signed an MoU with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standard (ACHS), Australia, at Sydney.
"The increasing role of healthcare insurance and the consideration of consumer/patient rights are the predominant factors that have created the demand for healthcare accreditation in India," said Somnath Das, co-chair, accreditation committee, NABH.
The objective of the MoU is to review, support and update the Indian accreditation standards, train the assessors, planning and implementation of accreditation and joint participation in assessments.
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ASCHI) will assist QCI/NABH on the requirements for achieving approval of the International Society for Quality Healthcare (ISQua) for both the standards and accreditation programme.
QCI will hold awareness programmes across all metros. It is also in talks with state governments, corporate houses, and private players to implement the accreditations.
"The accreditation by NABH is not just affordable, but also sustainable in the long-term," said Girdhar Gyani, secretary general of QCI."
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