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Accreditation: A Business or a Commitment to Patient Safety?
6 Nov 2024 When we develop a new standard, the only priority we consider is Patient Safety. All our standards are built on two fundamental principles: risk management and patient safety. This includes our accreditation standards for healthcare organizations, office surgeries, and dental facilities, as well as our clinical standards for endoscopy, maternity,…
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Accreditation or ISO 9001 Certification?
27 May 2024 This question periodically arises whenever certification bodies aim to enter the healthcare sector, which is quite often. Firstly, if ISO 9001 were suitable for healthcare institutions, the ISO organization would not have developed and launched the ISO 7101 standard. Therefore, even ISO itself does not consider the ISO 9001 standard…
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
1 Feb 2024 Last week, I delved into Mark Manson's compelling work, "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" (HarperCollins Publishers, 2016)
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The Importance of Accreditation
18 Nov 2023 In today's competitive landscape, accreditation holds significant value.
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Can an Accreditation Body Offer Consultancy Services?
20 Jul 2023 This question is often raised. The answer is unequivocal: NO!
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The Peltzman Effect
16 Jun 2023 If accreditation is understood as the main tool in maintaining patient safety, do accredited healthcare organizations risk the Peltzman effect?
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External survey Vs Self-assessment
15 Jun 2023 Some accreditation bodies use self-assessment instead of external audits.