Hospitals accreditation status in Indonesia: associated with hospital characteristics, market competition intensity, and hospital performance?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital accreditation is widely adopted as a visible measure of an organisation's quality and safety management standards compliance. There is still inconsistent evidence regarding the influence of hospital accreditation on hospital performance, with limited studies in developing countries. This study aims to explore the association of hospital characteristics and market competition with hospital accreditation status and to investigate whether accreditation status differentiate hospital performance.

Methods

East Java Province, with a total 346 hospitals was selected for this study. Hospital characteristics (size, specialty, ownership) and performance indicator (bed occupancy rate, turnover interval, average length of stay, gross mortality rate, and net mortality

SUBMITTER: Wardhani V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560753 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature