National Accreditation Board for Hospitals
NABH – National accreditation board for Hospitals and Healthcare provider is Constitute board of
QCI Quality Council of India set to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations and hospitals.
- NABH is an Institutional Member as well as a Board member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (lSQua).
- NABH is a member of the Accreditation Council of International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).
- NABH is on board of Asian Society for Quality in Healthcare (ASQua).
Under NABH following Accreditation Program are going on.
- Allopathic Clinics & Polyclinics
- AYUSH Hospitals (Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, Unani, Yoga naturopathy)
- Blood Banks
- Dental Facilities
- Hospitals
- Medical Imaging Services
- Medical Laboratory Programme
- OST Centre(Oral substitution therapy)
- PHC/CHC Accreditation(primary health centers/community health centers)
- Small Healthcare Organizations
- Wellness Centre
Benefits of NABH Accreditation
Accredited hospitals offer higher quality of care to their patients.
Accreditation also provides a competitive advantage in the health care industry
and strengthens community confidence in the quality and safety of care, treatment, and services.
Overall it improves risk management and risk reduction and helps organize and strengthen patient safety efforts and creates a culture of patient safety.
Not only does it enhance recruitment and staff education and development, it also assesses all aspects of management and provides education on good practices to improve business operations.
Benefits to Patients
- Accreditation benefits all patients are the biggest beneficiary.
- Results in high quality of care and patients safety.
- Patients get services by credentialed staff.
- Rights of patients are respected and protected.
- Patients satisfaction is regularly evaluated.
Benefits to Staff
- Staff are satisfied lot as it provides for continuous learning, good working environment, leadership and above all ownership of service processes.
- Improves overall professional development of staff and provides leadership for quality improvement in various techniques.
Benefits to others
- Objective system of evaluation and empanelment by Third Parties.
- Provides access to reliable and certified information on facilities, infrastructure and level of care.
