Today, accreditation is affirmed as a process designed to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of a healthcare organization, including its structures, processes and outcomes.
The identified benefits of accreditation are often viewed as:
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Enhancing patient safety by effectively managing and mitigating clinical and safety related risks
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Ensuring an acceptable level of quality among health care providers
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Stimulating sustainable quality improvement (QI) and continuously raising the bar with regards to QI initiatives
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Enhancing organizations’ understanding of the continuum of care by focusing on performance improvement and outcomes of care
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Increasing reputation among end-users and enhancing their awareness and perception of quality care and boosting the health care facilities competitiveness edge
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Promoting capacity-building and organizational learning and
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Providing a framework that assists in the creation and implementation of systems and processes which improve operational effectiveness and enhance positive health outcomes