Gyani Girdhar J, Krishnamurthy B
World Hosp Health Serv. 2014;50(1):9-12.
Quality in health care is important as it is directly linked with patient safety. Quality as we know is driven either by regulation or by market demand. Regulation in most developing countries has not been effective, as there is shortage of health care providers and governments have to be flexible. In such circumstances, quality has taken a back seat. Accreditation symbolizes the framework for quality governance of a hospital and is based on optimum standards. Not only is India establishing numerous state of the art hospitals, but they are also experiencing an increase in demand for quality as well as medical tourism. India launched its own accreditation system in 2006, conforming to standards accredited by ISQua. This article shows the journey to accreditation in India and describes the problems encountered by hospitals as well as the benefits it has generated for the industry and patients.
医疗质量至关重要,因为它与患者安全直接相关。我们知道,质量是由监管或市场需求驱动的。在大多数发展中国家,监管并不有效,因为医疗服务提供者短缺,政府不得不灵活应对。在这种情况下,质量就被置于次要地位。认证象征着医院质量治理的框架,且基于最佳标准。印度不仅正在建立众多先进的医院,而且对质量的需求以及医疗旅游也在增加。印度于2006年推出了自己的认证体系,符合国际医疗卫生机构认证联合委员会(ISQua)认可的标准。本文展示了印度认证的历程,并描述了医院遇到的问题以及它为该行业和患者带来的益处。