Exploring the development of a framework of social accountability standards for healthcare service delivery: a qualitative multipart, multimethods process.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social accountability is an equity-oriented health policy strategy that requires institutions to focus on local population needs. This strategy is well established in health professional education, but there is limited understanding of its application in healthcare service delivery. Building on what is known in the education setting, this study aimed to explore the development of a framework of comprehensive, evidence-based social accountability standards for healthcare service delivery institutions.

Design

This qualitative, multipart, multimethods study consisted of a modified Delphi process guided by an evidence-based social accountability tool for health professional education and complementary methods including developmental evaluation and a review of select l

SUBMITTER: Anawati A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503373 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature