HCA-CT13

  Accreditation 

Efficiency and effectiveness are essential to controlling costs and quality in healthcare organizations. Research global and national accreditation bodies working to accredit facilities in Saudi Arabia. 

Choose one of these agencies and utilize readings and research to write a 6-7 page paper evaluating the agency and its effect on healthcare organizations. Your paper should address the following substantive requirements: 

● Description of the agency and the facilities it accredits, 

● Assess the agency’s impact on efficiency and effectiveness of organizations in Saudi Arabia, 

● Evaluate accreditation from the aspect of involved stakeholders, and 

● Compare and contrast facilities with and without the accreditation. Your paper should meet the following structural requirements: 

● Be 6-7 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages. 

● Be formatted according to APA writing guidelines. 

● Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but four must be external. 

● Utilize headings to organize the content in your work. 

The two agency are  CBAHI and JCI standards  of accreditation

please include in text citatin 

and use the referance below 

  

References

Abolfotouh, M., AlKelya, M., AbuKhalid, N., Salam, M., & Alamry, A. (2014). Nursing 

perception towards impact of JCI accreditation and quality of care in a tertiary care 

hospital, Central Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 

47, 1447-60.

Al Shammari, M., Al Habib, S., Al Shubrami, D., & Al Rashidi, M. (2015). Impact of Hospital’s Accreditation on Patient Safety in Hail City, Saudi Arabia: Nurses’ Perspective. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 4, 51-55.

Al-Awa, B., Al Mazrooa, A., Rayes, O., El Hati, T., Devreux, I., Al-Noury, K., & Habib, H. (2012). Benchmarking the post-accreditation patient safety culture at King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Annals of Saudi medicine, 32(2), 143 -150. doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2012.143

Algahtani, H., Aldarmahi, A., Manlangit Jr, J., & Shirahb, B. (2017). Perception of hospital 

accreditation among health professionals in Saudi Arabia. Annals of Saudi medicine, 37(4), 326 – 332.

Alkhenizan, A., & Shaw, C. (2011). Impact of accreditation on the quality of healthcare services: a systematic review of the literature. Annals of Saudi medicine, 31(4), 407 – 416.

Almasabi, M. H. (2013). An overview of quality and accreditation in the health sector within

Saudi Arabia. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(3), 70-74.

Almasabi, M., & Thomas, S. (2017). The impact of Saudi hospital accreditation on quality of 

care: a mixed methods study. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 1 - 18. doi: 10.1002 / hpm.2373 

Alomi, Y. A., Alghamdi, S. J., & Alattyh, R. A. (2015). Strategic Plan of General Administration 

of Pharmaceutical Care at Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia 2012–2022. Journal of Pharma and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1(3), 1-8.

Al-Qahtani, M. F., Al-Dohailan, S. K., Al-Sharani, H. T., Al-Medaires, M. A., Khuridah, E. N., 

& Al-Dossary, N. M. (2012). The impact of the status of hospital accreditation on patient satisfaction with the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 3(10), 665-673.

Alsakkak, M. A., Alwahabi, S. A., Alsalhi, H. M., & Shugdar, M. A. (2017). Outcome of the 

first Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) primary health care accreditation cycle in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Medical Journal, 38(11), 1132-1136.

Brubakk, K., Vist, G. E., Bukholm, G., Barach, P., & Tjomsland, O. (2015). A systematic review 

of hospital accreditation: the challenges of measuring complex intervention effects. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1 - 10.

CBAHI. (2015a). About us. Retrieved from: https://portal.cbahi.gov.sa/english/about-us/cbahi-at-a-glance

CBAHI. (2015b). Accredited facility list. Retrieved from: https://portal.cbahi.gov.sa/english/accreditation/accreditationlist

Haj-Ali, W., Karroum, L. B., Natafgi, N., & Kassak, K. (2014). Exploring the relationship
between accreditation and patient satisfaction-the case of selected Lebanese hospitals.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 3 (6), 341 – 346.

Heuer, A. J. (2004). Hospital accreditation and patient satisfaction: testing the relationship. 

Journal for Health Quality, 26 (1), 46-51.

KFSH&RC. (n.d.). Nursing services. Retrived from: 

https://www.kfshrc.edu.sa/en/home/hospitals/riyadh/nursingservices

Ministry of Health. (2012). Minister of Health honors a number of JCI-Accredited MOH 

hospitals. Retrieved from: https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/ News/Pages/news-2012-06-09-001.aspx

Qureshi, A. Z., Ullah, S., & Ullah, R. (2012). The trend of hospital accreditation in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Medical Journal, 33(12), 1350-1351.

Sack, C., Scherag, A., Lütkes, P., Günther, W., Jöckel, K. H., & Holtmann, G. (2011). Is there an 

association between hospital accreditation and patient satisfaction with hospital care? A survey of 37 000 patients treated by 73 hospitals. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 23 (3), 278-283.

Shaikh, Z. M. (2017). Critical Analysis of Patient and Family Rights in JCI Accreditation and Cbahi Standards for Hospitals. International Journal of Emerging Research in Management & Technology, 6(7), 324 – 330.

Shammari, M. A., Habib, S. a., Shubrami, D. A., & Rashidi, M. A. (2015). Impact of Hospital‘Accreditation on Patient Safety in Hail City, Saudi Arabia: Nurses‘Perspective. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 51-55.

The JCI. (2018a). History of Joint Commission. Retrieved from: 

https://www.jointcommission.org/about_us/history.aspx

The JCI. (2018b). JCI accreditation for hospitals, 6th edition. Retrieved from: 

https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accreditation-standards-for-hospitals-6th-edition/

The JCI. (n.d.a). JCI-Accredited Organizations. Retrieved from: 

https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/about-jci/jci-accredited-organizations/?c=Saudi%20Arabia

The JCI. (n.d.b). Who is JCI. Retrieved from: 

https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/about-jci/who-is-jci/