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Accreditation

Meaning in healthcare management, with examples

/əˌkredɪˈteɪʃən/nounCore term

In healthcare management, accreditation means: Official recognition by an independent body that a hospital or service meets agreed standards of quality and safety, given after a detailed assessment.

In Turkish: akreditasyon

How it is used

Hospitals apply for, prepare for, achieve and maintain accreditation. Surveyors visit to check the standards, and accreditation usually has to be renewed every few years. Joint Commission International (JCI) is one of the best-known international accrediting bodies.

Example sentences

  1. We spent eighteen months preparing for accreditation, and the surveyors found only two minor issues.

  2. International accreditation helps us attract patients from abroad.

Common collocations

  • achieve accreditation
  • maintain accreditation
  • accreditation survey
  • accreditation standards
  • accreditation body
  • inspectionAn official visit by a regulator or public authority to check whether a hospital meets legal requirements and standards of care.
  • complianceActing in line with laws, regulations, standards and internal policies, and the work of checking and proving that this happens.
  • quality improvementA planned, continuous effort to make care safer, more effective and more efficient by measuring results, testing changes and learning from them.
  • medical tourismTravelling to another country to receive medical treatment, often to save money, avoid waiting lists or see a particular specialist.

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