Publications by authors named "Azam Cheraghi"
Accreditation Modules According to Hospital Types: A Scoping Review.
Iran J Public Health
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study addresses the challenge of applying consistent accreditation standards across different types and sizes of hospitals, focusing on small and special hospitals.
- Conducted as a scoping review using established protocols, it analyzed 14 articles to identify key accreditation modules specific to these hospitals.
- The findings reveal essential accreditation areas for small hospitals include patient care and safety, while special hospitals emphasize governance and clinical management, aiding policymakers in improving healthcare quality and patient satisfaction.
Background: Among different tools, accreditation is widely used worldwide to improve the quality and safety of hospital services. In Iran, as in many other countries, the same accreditation standards apply to all hospitals, regardless of their size and type of activity. This has given rise to many problems for hospitals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Isfahan Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System-1 has been instituted in Isfahan, Iran to construct a project for surveillance of clinically significant bacteria, and to help raise a logic regional stewardship program for prevention and control of disseminating-resistant organisms.
Methods: During March 2016 to March 2018, an antibiotic resistance surveillance system was designed and implemented by Isfahan Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center. The surveillance program was implemented in three general hospitals in Isfahan.