Purpose The authors compare perspectives on external evaluation of health service
provision between Norway and the USA. External inspection and accreditation are …

Abstract Background The Quality Improvement Regulation was introduced to the Norwegian
healthcare system in 2017 as a new national regulatory framework to support local quality …

Hospital accreditation is an established quality improvement intervention. Despite a growing
body of research, the evidence of effect remains contested. This umbrella review …

Våren 2021 var landets kommuner fortsatt preget av pandemisituasjonen og det var stor
usikkerhet rundt smitteutviklingen. Det er derfor naturlig at ikke alle kommuner har kunnet …

Over the past few decades, a growing number of organisations have begun offering
accreditation and certification services to healthcare facilities. As an example, in the USA, a …

External inspections constitute a key element of healthcare regulation. Improved quality of
care is one of the important goals of inspections but the mechanisms of how inspections …

Background: Health facility regulation in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is
generally weak, with potentially serious consequences for safety and quality. Innovative …

Methods: A systematized review of the related studies was carried out according to the Khan
et al.'s guideline. Five bibliographic databases and search engines including Cochrane …

Regulatory audits have been judged as a vital instrument to ensure compliance with
regulatory obligations. Similarity in understanding of the achievement of regulatory …

Introduction Transparency about the occurrence of adverse events has been a decades-
long governmental priority, defining external feedback to healthcare providers as a key …