Contents
Introduction 2- Healthcare System in Australia 2
- Critical Evaluation of Accreditations on Quality Healthcare services 3
- Conclusion 6
- References 8
Description
The quality and safety in health care is of prime importance and there has been a need for a consistent set of standards to maintain the same. Accreditations enable the healthcare organizations to maintain a set of standards to maintain quality health care and ensure safety during health care process. Australian healthcare system emphasizes on public and private healthcare organizations should get accredited to maintain high-quality and safety in healthcare. But mandatory accreditations at times limits the healthcare organization’s intention to improve the quality and bring in innovative approaches identified by them in their own context. The paper discusses the impact of mandatory accreditations on the quality and safety of Australian healthcare
