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Health service accreditation as a predictor of clinical and organisational performance: a blinded, random, stratified study.
Braithwaite J, Greenfield D, Westbrook J, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:14-21.

In this Australian study, accreditation by regulatory organizations was associated with a positive safety culture, but was not associated with clinical performance.
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