Background Accreditation is viewed as a reputable tool to evaluate and enhance the quality
of health care. However, its effect on performance and outcomes remains unclear. This …

Background Several types of audits have been used to promote quality improvement (QI) in
hospital care. However, in-depth studies into the mechanisms responsible for the …

Background Accreditation is considered an essential ingredient for an effective system of
health professions education (HPE) globally. While accreditation systems exist in various …

Aims To systematically identify and synthesise health service accreditation literature.
Methods A systematic identification and narrative synthesis of health service accreditation …

Aims To explore the extent to which patient ratings of perceived caring and person‐
centredness are associated with perceived nursing care quality in an acute hospital sample …

Background Developing countries frequently use hospital accreditation to guarantee quality
and patient safety. However, implementation of accreditation standards is demanding on …

Abstract Background Hospital accreditation and International Standardisation Organisation
(ISO) certification offer alternative mechanisms for improving safety and quality, or as a mark …

Purpose To identify and analyse research on the use of economic evaluation in health
services accreditation. Data sources Seven online health and economic databases, and key …

Objective To explore how organizations respond to and interact with the accreditation
process and the actual and potential mechanisms through which accreditation may …

Objective To evaluate whether accredited hospitals maintain quality and patient safety
standards over the accreditation cycle by testing a life cycle explanation of accreditation on …