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The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP), Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission. [1]
ISO 15189 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence is an international standard that specifies the quality management system requirements particular to medical laboratories. The standard was developed by the International Organisation for Standardization 's Technical Committee 212 (ISO/TC 212).
"Comparison of Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) Emergency-Related Standards for Hospitals" (PDF). American Health Lawyers Association. Barabas, MC (Sep 2002). "Healthcare facilities accreditation program: the recognized alternative to the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations".
NABH accreditation system was established in 2006, as a constituent of the Quality Council of India [8] (QCI). The first edition of standards was released in 2006 and after that, the standards have been revised every 3 years. Currently the 5th edition of NABH standards, released in August 2020 is in use.
The CAP provides accreditation and proficiency testing to medical laboratories through its laboratory quality solutions programs. Early versions of proficiency testing—known as surveys—which laboratories use to help test and ensure accuracy, were first initiated in 1949.
The International Society for the Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission accreditation scheme in the US and Accreditation Canada International, as well as accreditation organizations in the United Kingdom and Australia. [1]
Accreditation Canada accredited its first organization internationally in 1967 in Bermuda. [8] In 2010, Accreditation Canada International (ACI) was created to provide accreditation to hospitals, clinics, primary care centers and health systems. [9] Acreditas Global (formerly AAAHC International) has been present in Peru since 2012 and Costa ...
The Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) is a national, independent, U.S. not-for-profit accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 9,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide.