Health system resilience, accreditation, high-quality care, and continuous quality improvement: what is the destination and how do we get there?
Nicklin W, Greenfield D. Health system resilience, accreditation, high-quality care, and continuous quality improvement: what is the destination and how do we get there? Int J Qual Health Care. 2023;35(2):mzad036. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzad036.
Accreditation remains an important strategy for improving and maintaining high quality despite mixed patient outcomes. This commentary advocates for accrediting agencies to continue with previously-defined safety goals (i.e., not “lowering the bar” due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) to ensure patients continue to receive excellent care and stakeholders maintain trust in the accreditation process.