NABH
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), set up to establish and operate accreditation programmes for healthcare organizations. The board is supported by all stakeholders including industry, consumers, and government. It has full functional autonomy in its operation. NABH Standards is today the highest benchmark standard for hospital quality in India
Some of the benefits of NABH Accreditation
- Patients are the biggest beneficiaries. Accreditation results in high quality of care and patient safety. Rights of patients are respected and protected. Patient satisfaction is regularly evaluated.
- Accreditation to a Hospital stimulates continuous improvement. It enables hospital in demonstrating commitment to quality care.
- The Staff in an accredited hospital are satisfied lot as it provides for continuous learning, good working environment. It improves overall professional development of Clinicians and Paramedical staff and quality improvement within medicine and nursing.
- Accreditation provides an objective system of empanelment by insurance and other Third Parties. Accreditation provides access to reliable and certified information on facilities, infrastructure and level of care.
- Reduction in Hospital Infections, Medical Errors and Accidents, resulting in reducing unnecessary stay at the hospital.
- Reduction in Costs through improving Operational Efficiency.
- Improvement in Equipment Utilization, through reducing breakdowns and down time.
- Better Staff Utilization through training & clearer assignment of roles and responsibilities with credentialing and privileging.
- Optimizing usage of Materials with better Inventory Management, avoiding of Stock-outs.
