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The importance of implementing hospital accreditation for patients
2021.11.22 |
| Date | Fri 10 Dec |
| Time | 13:00 — 15:00 |
| Location | Gentofte Hospital, Auditorium Building, Entrance 10A, 2900 Hellerup |
On Friday 10 December at 13:00, Maria Daniella Bergholt defends her PhD dissertation entitled "Impact of first-time hospital accreditation on recommended care, patient experiences and clinical outcomes".
Accreditation is defined as an independent external peer evaluation process to assess the extent to which hospitals meet defined standards. The model provides a framework for working systematically towards continuous quality improvement and aims to provide better healthcare services. Accreditation in health care has been widely used for many decades, but despite this it has not been possible to draw a clear conclusion about its impact. The Faroe Islands presented a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of accreditation in 2017 as hospitals were to be accredited for the first time. The context of the hospitals was unique as they had never previously participated in national systematically quality activities before. Moreover, in the period from before accreditation to after accreditation, no quality activities other than accreditation itself were undertaken.
The dissertation present three studies examining the relationship between accreditation and the delivery of recommended care (study 1), patient experiences (study 2) and mortality (study 3), length of stay (study 3) and acute readmission (study 3). All studies were designed as a before and after study in the public hospitals of the Faroe Islands.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place at Gentofte Hospital, Auditorium Building, Entrance 10A, 2900 Hellerup. Please read the attached press release for more information.
PhD student Maria Daniella Bergholt
Mail: bergholt@clin.au.dk
Phone: (+45) 29925110