The impact of hospital accreditation on the quality of healthcare: a systematic literature review.

Mohammed Hussein; Milena Pavlova; Mostafa Ghalwash; Wim Groot

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The impact of hospital accreditation on the quality of healthcare: a systematic literature review.

October 27, 2021

Hussein M, Pavlova M, Ghalwash M, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):1057.

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Accreditation programs, such as Magnet Hospital Program and The Joint Commission, are intended to improve hospital patient safety and quality. This review of 76 studies suggests accreditation has a positive impact on safety culture, efficiency and length of stay. Effects on mortality and healthcare-associated infection rates were mixed.

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