Comparison of Perceptions of the Healthcare Accreditation Program for the Accredited Hospitals and the Surveyors

Kim, Kyung-Sook; Lee, Sun-Hee

doi:2016.22.1.59

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Quality Improvement in Health Care 2016;22(1): 59.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14371/QIH.2016.22.1.59 Published online June 30, 2016.

의료기관 인증제도에 대한 인증 의료기관과 조사위원의 인식 비교

김경숙¹, 이선희²

¹호남대학교 간호학과
²이화여자대학교 의과대학 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실

Comparison of Perceptions of the Healthcare Accreditation Program for the Accredited Hospitals and the Surveyors

Kyung-Sook Kim¹, Sun-Hee Lee²

¹Honam University
²Department of Preventive Medicine Ewha Womans University school of Medicine

Abstract

Objectives
Healthcare Accreditation Program in Korea started in 2011. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of the Healthcare Accreditation Program in Korea by comparing the perception of the Healthcare Accreditation Program for the accredited hospitals and the surveyors.
Methods
This study was performed targeting 77 accredited acute care hospitals and 245 surveyors who have surveyed acute care hospitals from 2010 to February 2014. They responded to our questionnaire via a survey website, and we analyzed the results.
Results
We found that the hospitals rated the professionalism of surveyors more positively than surveyors. While average score of the hospitals was higher for 'The understanding of the accreditation standards and survey methods was correct' than that of the surveyors (p<0.01), average score of the surveyors was higher for 'Mediation and collaboration between surveyors were smooth' than that of the hospitals (p<0.05). And we found that the surveyors rated the Accreditation Program more positively than hospitals. While average score of the hospitals was higher for 'Surveyors have the professionalism' than that of the surveyors (p<0.05), average score of the surveyors was higher for 'It is easy to understand the accreditation standards and evaluation items' than that of the hospitals (p<0.01).
Conclusion
In order to development of the accreditation program, it is necessary to strengthen the professionalism of surveyors and improve the acceptability of the accreditation program.

Key words Accreditation;Research personnel;Hospitals;