Accreditation Standards for Hospitals in Lebanon (January 2019 Edition)
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General Health Service Standards
Lebanon
2019
Guidelines
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Republic of Lebanon, Ministry of Public Health
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Description
ValuesThe hospital accreditation system has adopted seven core values in the
approach taken to develop the standards. The values are:
1. Patient safety and protection from harm
2. Continuous quality improvement
3. Efficiency enhancement
4. Teamwork
5. Dignity and respect
6. Customer focus
7. Transparency
Chapters
Hospital management
Governance and Leadership (GL)
Human Capital (HC)
Information Management (IM)
Facility management and safety (FMS)
Quality and Risk Management
Medication management and safety (MM)
Infection prevention and control (IPC)
Quality management and Patient safety (QMPS)
Patient Centered Care
Access and continuity of care (ACC)
Patient and family rights and education (PFR)
Patient services
• Anesthetics and surgical care (ASC)
• Oncology services (ONCO)
• Medical imaging (MI)
• Emergency services (ES)
• Obstetric and Child Health (OS)
• Critical care (CC)
• Laboratory services (LAB)
• Blood bank and Transfusion (BB)
• Other Services (OTHER):
• Burn care
• Dietary services
• Social care services
• Physiotherapy services
• Mental health services
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