NABH Certification
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers
What is NABH Certification?
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), set to establish and operate accreditation programme for heath organizations and hospitals. NABH is an Institutional Member as well as a Board member of the Accreditation Council of International Society for Quality in Health Care (lSQua).
Under NABH following Accreditation Program are going on
- Allopathic Clinics
- 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 Organisations
- Wellness Centre
BENEFITS OF NABH ACCREDITATION
Following are the key benefits that organization can achieve with implementation of NABH accreditation system in any hospitals and healthcare units.
- Patients are benefited with Accreditation most.
- Accreditation results in high quality of care and patient safety. The patients get services by credential medical staff
- Rights of patients are respected and protected
- Patient satisfaction can be evaluated.
- The staff are satisfied lot as it provides for continuous learning
- Accreditation to a health care organisation stimulates continuous improvement.
- It enables the organisation in demonstrating commitment to quality care.
- It also provides opportunity to healthcare unit to benchmark with the best.
- Accreditation provides access to reliable and certified information on facilities, infrastructure and level of care.
NABH CERTIFICATION CONSULTANCY
QHSE have proficiency in the field of NABH accreditation certification consultancy. Our consultants is helping many hospitals in achieving NABH accreditation.
Following are the steps we follow during NABH accreditation consultancy
- Micro-level survey of the existing system and gap analysis for the hospital
- Conduct awareness program (top + middle + bottom level).
- Form a steering committee and task force for documentation
- Identify and define process approach
- Define accreditation policy and establish objectives
- Prepare documents of Quality management system as well as patient care and hygiene control, infection control as well as handbooks.
- Implementation & train all personnel in the use of procedures & formats.
- Self-assessment of the system
- Train internal auditors.
- Assess the system through first internal audit.
- Take corrective actions for non-conformities.
- Carry out management review meeting
- Apply for NABH accreditation.
- Avail pre-certification audit of NABH.
- Take actions on suggestions given by NABH auditors.
- Final audit by NABH auditors.
- Submit the corrective actions for the findings of NABH final audit of the assessors.
- Get accredited by NABH
NABH ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
Following are the general and technical NABH accreditation requirements that any organization must follow while implementation of NABH system to achieve best results and quick NABH certification.
- Access, Assessment and continuity of care (AAC)
- Patient Right and Education (PRE)
- Care of Patients (COP)
- Management of Medication (MOM)
- Hospital Infection Control (HIC)
- Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI)
- Responsibility of Management (ROM)
- Facility Management and Safety (FMS)
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Information Management System (IMS)