Challenges of implementing the accreditation model in military and university hospitals in Iran: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to present challenges of implementing the accreditation model in university and military hospitals in Iran.

Methods

In this qualitative study, purposive sampling was used to select hospital managers and implementers of the model working in 3 hospitals affiliated to Kerman University of Medical Sciences and in 3 military hospitals in Kerman, Iran. A total of 39 participants were interviewed, and semi-structured questionnaires and thematic analysis were used for data collection and analysis, respectively.

Results

In this study, 5 major codes and 17 subcodes were identified: (1) perspectives on accreditation model with 5 subcodes: a difficult and time-consuming model, less attention to the patient, accreditation as a way of money acqu

SUBMITTER: Vali L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392663 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature