A Self-Assessment Guide for Health Care Organizations : Quality, Safety, Ethics
This guide is designed to assist health care organizations in emerging markets to reach ‘international standards’ of quality and patient safety. It will enable them to conduct an organizational self-assessment to identify how well they are meeting...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25236163/promoting-standards-private-health-sector-self-assessment-guide-health-care-organizations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22975 |
| Summary: | This guide is designed to assist health
care organizations in emerging markets to reach
‘international standards’ of quality and patient safety. It
will enable them to conduct an organizational
self-assessment to identify how well they are meeting
defined standards in five key areas: governance and
leadership, ethics and patient rights, quality measurement
and improvement, patient safety, and facility safety and
emergency management. The guide will help them to gauge how
much effort they need to make, and in which areas, to reach
international standards. The assessment is not, in itself,
intended for use as an accreditation tool, although it is
likely to be a useful tool for organizations that are
actively considering international accreditation. If the
organization has already attained international
accreditation, the Guide may serve to reinforce its
commitment to the process of continual improvement. The
document provides information regarding key principles
underlying quality improvement initiatives. And it guides
users through the important steps of undertaking a quality
self-assessment. These include: getting organized,
collecting data, identifying gaps and developing plans for
meeting key standards. |
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