CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOLAS STANDARDS IN JCI ACCREDITATION AND CBAHI STANDARDS FOR HOSPITALS

International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) is a very important and critical chapter in the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation (fifth edition) , whereas these IPSG Standards are also available in the Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) Standards for hospitals (second edition) in Quality Management and Patient Safety, Laboratory, Radiology, and Nursing chapters. JCI Accreditation is a USA based international healthcare accrediting organization, whereas CBAHI is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based national accrediting organization. However, both these standards are accredited by Ireland based International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), which is the only accrediting organization who “accredit the accreditors' in the world. Methods This is a comparison study (normative comparison) in which the researcher has critically analyzed and compared the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) standards of JCI (Joint Commission International) Accreditation of USA (United States of America) and CBAHI (Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data Collection Primary data are collected from the JCI Accreditation Standards for hospitals, fifth edition, 2013 and CBAHI Standards for hospitals of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, second edition, 2011. Secondary data are collected from relevant published journals, articles, research papers, academic literature and web portals. Objectives of the Study The aim of this study is to analyze critically International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) Standards in JCI Accreditation and CBAHI Standards to point out the best in among both these standards. Conclusions This critical analysis of International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) Standards in JCI Accreditation and CBAHI Standards for hospitals clearly shows that the IPSG Standards in JCI Accreditation are very comprehensive than CBAHI Standards.