National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), sets up and operates accreditation programme for healthcare organizations. The accreditation ensures continuous improvement in the quality of care provided by the organizations. Credentials serve as an important factor that increases confidence among the customers. It is a sign of commitment and dedication that the hospitals and other healthcare institutions demonstrate.
At Technocrat Consultants, we offer consulting solutions for various programs are available for accreditation:
- Entry Level Healthcare Organisation(HCO)
- Entry Level Small Healthcare Organisation(SHCO)
- Hospital Accreditation Program
- Small Health Care Organisation (SHCO) Accreditation Program
- Features and Benefits
- Applicability
- Consulting Methodology
NABH accreditation provides guidelines for the staff at the medical facilities. They state details regarding leadership, work environment, training on hard-skills and soft skills as well as upskilling wherever needed.
Accreditation of these national standards helps all stake holders, with patients being the biggest beneficiaries. Since the certification guidelines apply to every aspect of the organization, the review also includes credentials of medical staff and other employees.
This leads to high quality of care and improved focus on patient safety. The certification protects the rights of the patients and details guidelines to evaluate patient satisfaction. The standard requires proactive dedication from the organization to upgrade itself with attention to quality of products and services. Consistent improvement raises community confidence in company. This also opens opportunity for the organization to benchmark with the best.
Key features :
Patient Standards
a) Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care (AAC)
b) Care Of Patient (COP)
c) Management of Medication(MOM)
d) Patient Right and Education(PRE)
d) Hospital Infection Control(HIC)
Organization Standards
a) Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI)
b) Responsibilities of Management(ROM)
c) Facility Management and Safety(FMS)
d) Human Resource Management(HRM)
e) Information Management System (IMS)
Benefits of Certification :
a) Improved level of community confidence and trust
b) Quality And Patient Safety Into Focus
c) Roadmap for standardization
d) Patient-centered culture
e) Systems oriented approach
f) Improved patient satisfaction levels
g) Improved healthcare outcomes
h) External recognition
i) Empanelment by insurance agencies
Any organization in the industry of healthcare and wellness that wishes to apply for NABH Accreditation should be committed to comply with its standards and the set legal/statutory/regulatory requirements. These collection of guidelines apply to the entire organization and not just a certain section or specific service of the organization.
The entities that can get NABH accreditation include:
- Hospitals
- Blood Banks
- Dental Facilities
- Medical Imaging Services
- Medical Laboratory Programme
- Allopathic Clinics
- AYUSH Hospitals
- Small Healthcare Organisations
- Wellness Centre
- OST Centre
- PHC/CHC Accreditation
The systematic implementation of these guidelines gives the employees the work satisfaction and the patients a positive perspective on the facility’s services.
Technocrat Consultants offers simple yet efficient solutions for healthcare organizations to incorporate quality management services and ensure business continuity as well as sustainable growth.