What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is mainly a voluntary process by which health care institutes are reviewed by an independent organization to determine whether the institutions meet the requirements of a set of standards designed to improve the quality and efficiency of care.
Accreditation is an integral part of health system in many countries of the world, especially in developed and developing countries.
Accreditation, which can be confused with the concept of licensing, is a process based on the principles that organizations provide continuous quality health care at an optimum level.
The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) is an umbrella organization on healthcare accreditation in the world. ISQua accredits organizations that perform health care accreditation, standards sets and surveyor training programs.
Turkish Health Care Quality and Accreditation Institute (TUSKA) is a member of ISQua.