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National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers
(NABH) defines Hospital Accreditation as a public recognition by a national or
international healthcare accreditation body. The Accreditation at the hospitals is
not only perform the evidence-based practices but also give Importance to Quality,
Affordable, Non-Expensive, Effective Healthcare Services to the people. The
Accreditated Board is being supported by all stakeholders including industry,
consumers, government, have full functional autonomy in its operation.
Main Goal Of NABH Accreditation
In India NABH was established in 2006 for the purpose of Accreditation
Programme for Healthcare Organization to Improve the Quality Of Healthcare
Service and Patient safety The standards of NABH are accredited by International
Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua). it shows the accredited hospital will
also get international recognition.
Advantages of NABH Accreditation
● NABH standards facilitate patient safety and reduction in errors
● Accreditation helps the organization streamline its processes and ensure
adherence to it
● It also provides a framework for setting up quality improvement plans
● Improved quality of care and importance to patient rights results in a greater
patient satisfaction rate
● Accreditation helps improve the confidence of the community towards the
services provided by the hospital
● It also helps recruitment activities as the staff prefers to work with an
accredited organization over a non- accredited organization
● It ensures staff efficiency, accountability, and adherence to Standard
Operating Procedures
● Accreditation bodies provide continuous support and training to the
accredited organization
● An accreditation status provides marketing advantage in a competitive health
care marketplace and improves the ability to secure new business
● It provides the opportunity for the Hospital to benchmark its services with
the best and in turn helps promote footfalls along with medical tourism
The process of application for NABH accreditation:
1.Nominate a coordinator
The hospital or healthcare organization should make a definite plan of action for
obtaining accreditation. One person must be officially nominated to be responsible
for coordination of all activities related to seeking accreditation. This person
should be familiar with existing hospital quality assurance system.
2.Know the standards
The health care organization should get familiar with the prescribed standard and
implement them. Rules are available at online.
3.Self-assessment
The applicant hospital should download the self-assessment toolkit from the
NABH official website and self-assess itself against NABH standards. This should
be done atleast 3 months before submission of application, and the hospital must
ensure that it complies with NABH standards before the application process.
Obtain a copy of application form
Fill and submit the application Form
Pay the Accreditation feez .
NABH conducts various accreditation and certification programs are
● Hospitals
● Small Health Care Organization (SHCO)
● Blood bank
● Allopathic clinics
● Primary health center
● Dental centers
● MIS
● Eye care organization
● Ayurveda hospital
● Homeopathy hospital
● Siddha hospital
● Unani hospital
● Yoga and naturopathy hospital
● Wellness centers
● Spa centers
● Panchakarma clinic
● Pre-entry level for hospital
● Pre-entry level for SHCO
● Nursing excellence program
● Certification of emergency department in hospital
Conclusion
Accreditation standard for hospitals helps to focus on patient safety and improve
quality of healthcare services and processes
is also one of the most frequently used external quality
assessment of healthcare organizations to prove its effectiveness and performance