HOSPITALS ACCREDITATION: HOW WELL WE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS?
Abstract:
Although more than a decade passed since this first attempt for accreditation, the hospital accreditation mechanisms are still in development. Our study aimed at assessing the hospital staff knowledge and perception related to quality assurance and accreditation in a mono-profile hospital from Bucharest, prior to hospital accreditation. We developed a questionnaire with four sections filled out by nurses and resident physicians, anonymously. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics techniques. Scores for knowledge on quality, accreditation and legislation, global score of knowledge and score of perception were calculated. Among the scores of knowledge, the quality score was the highest and the legislation score the lowest. Globally the score of knowledge was significantly lower than the score of perception. All the scores of knowledge were significantly higher in nurses compared to resident physicians. Our results support the need for training programmes concerning the accreditation for the hospital staff.
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