PRACTICAL SHORTCOMINGS IN STANDARDS OF NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE (NABH) FOR SURGERY & EYE CARE PROCEDURES

Mr. Anupam; Dr. Himanshu Sharma

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

PRACTICAL SHORTCOMINGS IN STANDARDS OF NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE (NABH) FOR SURGERY & EYE CARE PROCEDURES

Mr. Anupam, Dr. Himanshu Sharma

Abstract :

To upgrade and betterment of quality of care, hospitals in India can voluntarily acquire accreditation, granted by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH). Currently, the standards mandated by NABH are the same for all specialties. This paper discusses whether the quality standards mandated by NABH are appropriate for Surgery & Eye care procedures, provided high demand for these services associated with the inadequate infrastructure and incomes in India. Based on our analysis, it appears that required standards while important for rest of the specialties may not be critical for Surgery & Eye care procedures. However, mandating those standards would increase the cost of quality care without any significant impact on the outcomes. It may also lead to fewer patients being serviced, which is detrimental for a county like India, given the low level of health care infrastructure and delivery