A unified approach assessing Hospitals' Quality and Patient Safety Compliance at organizational and national level using an evidence-based Mapping Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the World Health Organization, the situational analysis process that establishes the current "state of quality" of a country's health system, is the foundational step to identifying the strategic directions of a National Quality Program for Quality of Care. This analysis that assesses relevant priorities, challenges, capacities, governance structures, and available resources, provides the basis for designing and implementing the appropriate program to support healthcare quality and patient safety improvements. Although there is a number of international standards related to quality and safety control, there is an undeniable need identified for a pragmatic method, incorporating clinical aspects, to determine the minimum required criteria for quality assurance

SUBMITTER: Katsapi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365638 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature