Introduction: Accreditation ensures the standard of healthcare, yet accreditation effects on service quality are much debated. Some perceive it as improving quality and organizational performance, whereas others see it as overly bureaucratic and time-consuming, so adding it has limited advantage. The aim of the present study was to understand the perception of hospital staff working in quality management (i.e., doctors, nurses, and administrators) on accreditation, and determine whether years of accreditation have had any impact on their perception.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, data-based study initiated by the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations. It consisted of primary data obtained in form of responses to a 30-item questionnaire and collected from 415 respondents. A probability () value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: For all 30 items, a significantly greater number of participants had a favorable response ( < 0.001). A greater number of administrators, as compared with doctors and nurses, responded positively on the impact of accreditation ( < 0.05). Participants from hospitals with 1-4 years of accreditation, as compared with participants from hospitals with 4-12 years of accreditation, gave a favorable response ( < 0.05).
Conclusion: One of the most important hurdles to implementing accreditation programs is the dilemma of healthcare professionals, especially senior hospital staff, regarding the positive impact of accreditation. The need to educate healthcare professionals about the potential benefits of accreditation, which should resolve any cynical attitude of healthcare professionals towards accreditation, is of utmost importance.
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