List of International Healthcare Accreditation Organizations
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List of international healthcare accreditation organizations:
QHNZ quality standards are based on those used in Australia and Canada. QHNZ is accredited by the international umbrella organization, the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua).
ISQua is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation scheme in the USA and Accreditation Canada, as well as accreditation organizations in the United Kingdom and Australia.
UKAF (the United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
) is responsible for accrediting accreditation schemes in the United Kingdom.http://www.ukaf.org.uk/
- Saudi arabia :
- Dr. Sulaiman Al-HabibSulaiman Al-Habib-Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib:Dr. Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib born in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is the founder and the Chairman of Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group which owns and operates a number of hospitals and medical centers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Bahrain....
Medical Group
- Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib
- India:
- National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare ProvidersNABHNABH is an acronym for National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations...
(NABHNABHNABH is an acronym for National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations...
)http://www.qcin.org/nabh/index.php
- National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers
- USA:
- Joint Commission International
- United Kingdom:
- QHA Trent AccreditationQHA Trent AccreditationQHA Trent Accreditation is a United Kingdom-based independent holistic accreditation scheme for hospitals and clinics that functions worldwide. It represents an option for healthcare providers to international accreditation schemes such as Joint Commission International from the USA...
- QHA Trent Accreditation
- Australia:
- Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) http://www.achs.org.au/ACHSI/
- New Zealand:
- Quality Health New Zealand (QHNZ)
QHNZ quality standards are based on those used in Australia and Canada. QHNZ is accredited by the international umbrella organization, the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua).
- Canada
- Accreditation Canada http://www.accreditation.ca/
- France
- HAS (Haute Autorité de Santé) http://www.has-sante.fr/
ISQua is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation scheme in the USA and Accreditation Canada, as well as accreditation organizations in the United Kingdom and Australia.
UKAF (the United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
Founded in June 1998 by a group of leading healthcare accreditation organisations, the United Kingdom Accreditation Forum is a London-based network of healthcare accreditation organisations formed with the intention of sharing experience regarding good practice in accreditation, as well as sharing...
) is responsible for accrediting accreditation schemes in the United Kingdom.http://www.ukaf.org.uk/
See also
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