BACKGROUND The primary health care has notable effects on community health and accreditation is one of the appropriate evaluation methods that led to health system performance improvement, therefore, this study aims to developing of national accreditation model for rural health centers in Iran Health System. METHODS Firstly the suitable accreditation models selected to benchmarking worldwide ...

conclusions since international accreditation standards have clearly stated all processes and organizations are required to implement them, obtaining the relevant licenses can ensure health tourist that they have selected the right country and the right hospital to access their desired medical services. results implementation of international accreditation standards has a significant effect on ...

The object of this interpretive inquiry is the residential aged care Standards structure and the Standards quality accreditation (assessment/ auditing) processes. The author’s concern is whether or not the application of contemporary systems thinking principles could improve the current Standards and accreditation processes. Contemporary systems thinking is a variant of systems theory and criti...

In recent decades, medical imaging has experienced a technological revolution. After conducting several surveys to assess the quality and safety of diagnostic imaging services in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) developed a basic accreditation program that can be implemented by the ministry of health of any developing country. Patterned after the Amer...

The paper lacks reliable, credible and trusted evidences to support the claims that the authors made. For instance, the authors claimed, " In Iran, at first, the hospital ac-creditation system had only focused on the structural standards and it was a lot of criticism. " No evidences for such a claim have been provided. The authors also wrote, " The hospital accredita-tion system in Iran emphasi...