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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2017.7.4.027

A Comparative Study on National and International Hospital Accreditation Systems Focusing on Korea, the U.S., and Australia  

You, Sun-Ju (Dept. of Nursing, Mokpo National University)
Kim, Myo-Gyeong (Dept. of Nursing, Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
Kim, Yoo-Mi (Dept. of Clinical Administration, Sangji University)
Choi, Yun-Kyoung (Dept. of Nursing, Korea National Open University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.7, no.4, 2017 , pp. 27-38 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain new policies fo the development of the Korean Hospital Accreditation Program (HAP) by comparing and reviewing the domestic HAP of Korea, the U. S. and Australia as well as the International Accreditation Program of the International Society for Health Care Quality. The results of this study are as follows. First, it is necessary to improve the standards of the HAP such as 'patient and community centered standards' and 'staffing related standards'. Second, it is necessary to strengthen patient safety through the HAP. Third, the linkage among the HAP, clinical indicators and patient experience evaluation should be strengthened. Fourth, the competencies of surveyors should be improved. Fifth, the HAP of small and medium hospitals also needs to be vitalized. Sixth, it is necessary to improve the disclosure of the healthcare quality evaluation results. The findings of this study can be used as a basis to improve the Korean HAP.
Keywords
Accreditation; Hospital; Quality of Healthcare; Quality Improvement; Patient Safety;
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