Bohigas L, Smith D, Brooks T, Donahue T, Heidemann E, Donaldson B, Shaw C
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, Australia.
Int J Qual Health Care. 1996 Dec;8(6):583-9. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/8.6.583.
Accreditation is a formal process by which an authorized body assesses and recognizes an individual, an organization (like a hospital), a program, or a group as complying with requirements such as standards or criteria. This article analyses and compares the activity and funding of six health care accrediting bodies which operate in five different countries, and which in 1994, accredited over 5000 health centres. The data included in this article could be useful for other institutions who wish to commence accreditation programmes for health care organizations.
认证是一个正式过程，经授权的机构据此评估并认可个人、组织（如医院）、项目或团体符合诸如标准或准则等要求。本文分析并比较了在五个不同国家开展业务的六个医疗保健认证机构的活动和资金情况，这些机构在1994年认证了5000多家医疗中心。本文所包含的数据可能对其他希望启动医疗保健组织认证项目的机构有用。
