Accreditation of primary health care centres in the KSA: Lessons from developed and developing countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

In 2013, the KSA made Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) accreditation mandatory for all healthcare facilities, including primary health care centres (PHCs) and set a target to have 502 PHCs accredited by 2020. However, there is a real gap in knowledge and research on the impact of CBAHI accreditation on PHCs. This absence of research has been linked to the lack of understanding of the accreditation programme. Therefore, it was recommended by scholars that the KSA could learn from the experience of other countries to improve policy implementation and avoid future complications.

Methods

This study aimed to explore lessons that KSA can draw from developed and developing countries that have implemented accreditation programm

SUBMITTER: Alotaibi SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature