NABH
NABH
NABH
Dr Durgadas Ray
What it is
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare
Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations. NABH has been established with the objective of enhancing health system & promoting continuous quality improvement and patient safety. The board while being supported by all stakeholders, including industry, consumers, government, Has full functional autonomy in its operation.
Benefits of Accreditation
Stimulates continuous improvement. Enables the HCO in demonstrating commitment to quality of care. Raises community confidence in the services provided. Provides opportunity to benchmark with the best.
Benefits Patients/Customers :
Accreditation benefits all stake holders, patients/customers are the biggest beneficiary. Results in high quality of care and patients/customer safety. Patients/Customers get services by credentialed staff. Rights of patients/customers are respected and protected. Patients/Customer satisfaction is regularly evaluated.
Benefits cont.......
Benefits Staff :
Staff are satisfied lot as it provides for continuous learning, good working environment, leadership and above all ownership of service processes. Improves overall professional development of staff and provides leadership for quality improvement in various techniques.
Benefits to others :
Objective system of evaluation and empanelment by Third Parties. Provides access to reliable and certified information on facilities, infrastructure and level of care.
Assessment Criteria
A hospital willing to be accredited by NABH must ensure the implementation of NABH standards in its organization. The assessment team will check the implementation of NABH Standards in organization. The Hospital shall be able to demonstrate to NABH assessment team that all NABH standards, as applicable, are followed.
Accreditation Procedure
Conditions for qualifying for accreditation are as below: All the regulatory legal requirements should be fully met. No individual standard should have more than one zero to qualify. The average score for individual standards must not be less than 5. The average score for individual chapter must not be less than 7. The overall average score for all standards must exceed 7.
(The validity period for accreditation is 3 years subject to terms and conditions)
shall issue an accreditation certificate to the hospital with a validity of three years. The certificate has a unique number and date of validity. The certificate is accompanied by scope of accreditation.
The
applicant hospital must make all payment due to NABH, before the issue of certificate.
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decision taken by NABH regarding grant of accreditation shall be open to appeal by the hospitals, to chairman NABH.
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