Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether patients admitted to US hospitals that are accredited have better outcomes than those admitted to hospitals reviewed through state surveys, and whether accreditation by The Joint Commission (the largest and most well known accrediting body with an international presence) confers any additional benefits for patients compared with other independent accrediting organizations.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

4400 hospitals in the United States, of which 3337 were accredited (2847 by The Joint Commission) and 1063 underwent state based review between 2014 and 2017.

Participants

4 242 684 patients aged 65 years and older admitted for 15 common medical and six common surgical conditions and survey respondents of the Hospital Consume

SUBMITTER: Lam MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6193202 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature