Options to enhance the veracity of Australian health service accreditation assessments.
Australia
accreditation
health information management
health services
systematic review
Journal
Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
ISSN: 1833-3575
Titre abrégé: Health Inf Manag
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9438200
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
25
3
2020
medline:
5
4
2022
entrez:
25
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Assessment processes applied within some health service accreditation programs have been criticised at times for being inaccurate, inconsistent or inefficient. Such criticism has inspired the development of innovative assessment methods. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care considered the use of three such methods: short-notice or unannounced methods; patient journey or tracer methods; and attestation by governing bodies. A systematic search and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature associated with these methods. The published literature demonstrates that the likely benefits of these three assessment methods warrant further evaluation, real-world trials and stakeholder consultation to determine the most appropriate models to introduce into national accreditation programs. The subsequent introduction of models of short-notice assessments and attestation by governing bodies into the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation Scheme in January 2019 demonstrates how the findings presented in this article influenced the national change in assessment practice, providing an example of evidence-informed accreditation development.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Assessment processes applied within some health service accreditation programs have been criticised at times for being inaccurate, inconsistent or inefficient. Such criticism has inspired the development of innovative assessment methods.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care considered the use of three such methods: short-notice or unannounced methods; patient journey or tracer methods; and attestation by governing bodies.
METHOD
METHODS
A systematic search and synthesis of published peer-reviewed and grey literature associated with these methods.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The published literature demonstrates that the likely benefits of these three assessment methods warrant further evaluation, real-world trials and stakeholder consultation to determine the most appropriate models to introduce into national accreditation programs.
IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The subsequent introduction of models of short-notice assessments and attestation by governing bodies into the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation Scheme in January 2019 demonstrates how the findings presented in this article influenced the national change in assessment practice, providing an example of evidence-informed accreditation development.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32207342
doi: 10.1177/1833358320910890
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng