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Accreditation Before, During, and After COVID: Benefits of CQI-Based Accreditation Programs in Preparing for and Managing Threats

Accreditation Before, During, and After COVID: Benefits of CQI-Based Accreditation Programs in Preparing for and Managing Threats

Elizabeth Ziemba
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 8
ISSN: 2767-3820|EISSN: 2767-3839|EISBN13: 9781799884712|DOI: 10.4018/JHMS.2021010106
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Ziemba, Elizabeth. "Accreditation Before, During, and After COVID: Benefits of CQI-Based Accreditation Programs in Preparing for and Managing Threats." JHMS vol.1, no.1 2021: pp.55-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/JHMS.2021010106

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Ziemba, E. (2021). Accreditation Before, During, and After COVID: Benefits of CQI-Based Accreditation Programs in Preparing for and Managing Threats. Journal of Healthcare Management Standards (JHMS), 1(1), 55-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/JHMS.2021010106

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Ziemba, Elizabeth. "Accreditation Before, During, and After COVID: Benefits of CQI-Based Accreditation Programs in Preparing for and Managing Threats," Journal of Healthcare Management Standards (JHMS) 1, no.1: 55-62. http://doi.org/10.4018/JHMS.2021010106

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Abstract

Nationally and/or internationally accredited hospitals, in general, had standards in place to address the challenges presented by COVID-19 including infection control and prevention, clinical outcomes, quality of care, patient safety, risk management, and patient satisfaction. The pandemic presents healthcare providers with enormous challenges, some of which were or could have been ameliorated by accreditation standards. Responding to the pandemic and extracting lessons learned will impact the delivery of healthcare services in the future. Healthcare systems and providers have six distinct opportunities to shape a better future: faster learning, the value of standards, protecting the workforce, virtual care, preparedness for threats, and addressing inequity. Accreditation organizations will continue to contribute to improving quality of care during and post-pandemic by providing standards to improve access to and the delivery of healthcare services in the future.

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