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International Journal for Quality in Health Care 15:455-456 (2003)
© 2003 International Society for Quality in Health Care

Editorial

Evaluating accreditation

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A global study for the World Health Organization in 2000 identified 36 nationwide health care accreditation programmes [1]. Starting with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in the United States in 1951, the number of programmes around the world has doubled every five years since 1990. Development has been especially marked in Europe which now accounts for half of all programmes.

The traditional model of voluntary, independent accreditation is being rapidly adapted towards a government sponsored or even statutory tool for control and public accountability. Many countries, especially in Eastern Europe, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Charles D. Shaw

Roedean House, Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom


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