Becker G C
Abt Associates Inc., Bethesda, USA.
World Hosp Health Serv. 1995;31(1):3-6.
This article treats the use of a system of hospital standards and accreditation as a means to improve the quality of health care services in Pakistan. In it the author stresses the importance of nationwide standards for accreditation as an educational measure and an incentive to improve, as opposed to a punitive measure. The author outlines a series of recommendations, which followed from the Workshop on Hospital Standards and Accreditation, on the implementation of an accreditation system. These recommendations include the establishment of a National Council, composed of representatives from the government, the private sector and professional organizations, with the authority to oversee the system. The recommendations also stress that the accreditation system should be voluntary, in keeping with the system's educational rather than punitive goal. Finally, the author details a methodology for developing standards in specialized areas through corresponding standards committees.
本文探讨了将医院标准与认证体系作为提高巴基斯坦医疗服务质量的一种手段。作者在文中强调了全国性认证标准作为一种教育措施和改进激励措施（而非惩罚措施）的重要性。作者概述了一系列源于医院标准与认证研讨会的关于实施认证体系的建议。这些建议包括设立一个由政府、私营部门和专业组织代表组成的国家委员会，该委员会有权监督该体系。建议还强调，认证体系应是自愿性的，这与该体系的教育目标而非惩罚目标相一致。最后，作者详细介绍了通过相应的标准委员会制定专业领域标准的方法。
