NABH - National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers is a constitute board of Quality Council of India (QCI) set to establish and operate accreditation program for heath organizations and hospitals.

• ➢ NABH is an institutional member as well as a board member of the International Society for Quality in HealthCare (lSQua).
• ➢ NABH is a member of the Accreditation Council of International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).
• ➢ NABH is on board of Asian Society for Quality in Health Care (ASQua).

Under NABH, following Accreditation Programs are going on:

• ➢ Allopathic Clinics.
• ➢ AYUSH Hospitals (Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, Unani, Yoga Naturopathy).
• ➢ Blood Banks.
• ➢ Dental Facilities.
• ➢ Hospitals.
• ➢ Medical Imaging Services.
• ➢ Medical Laboratory Program.
• ➢ OST Centre(Oral substitution therapy).
• ➢ PHC/CHC Accreditation(primary health centers/community health centers).
• ➢ Small Healthcare Organisations.
• ➢ Wellness Centres.

How to achieve NABH Accreditation?

Steps by Medicare- As a leading NABH Consultancy Company, we support our clients for developing the system as per NABH standards.

In general following steps are followed in a typical consultancy project for achieving NABH accreditation.

• ➢ Gap assessment of the existing system and detailed gap analysis for the hospital.
• ➢ Conduct awareness program at all levels.
• ➢ Form a steering committee and implementation team for documentation.
• ➢ Prepare documents of quality management system, patient care, hygiene control and infection control, as well as handbooks.
• ➢ Implementation and training of all personnel in the use of procedures and formats.
• ➢ Self-assessment of the system.
• ➢ Shadow audit.
• ➢ Apply for NABH accreditation.
• ➢ Avail pre-certification audit of NABH.
• ➢ Take actions on suggestions given by NABH auditors.
• ➢ Final audit by NABH auditors.
• ➢ Submit the corrective actions for the findings of NABH final audit of the assessors.
• ➢ Get accredited by NABH.

Following are the general and technical NABH accreditation requirements  that any organization must follow while implementation of NABH guidelines :

• ➢ Access, Assessment and continuity of care (AAC).
• ➢ Patient Right and Education (PRE).
• ➢ Care of Patients (COP).
• ➢ Management of Medication (MOM).
• ➢ Hospital Infection Control (HIC).
• ➢ Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI).
• ➢ Responsibility of Management (ROM).
• ➢ Facility Management and Safety (FMS).
• ➢ Human Resource Management (HRM).
• ➢ Information Management System (IMS).