TY - JOUR ID - 3212 TI - Strategic Faults in Implementation of Hospital Accreditation Programs in Developing Countries: Reflections on the Iranian Experience JO - International Journal of Health Policy and Management JA - IJHPM LA - en SN - AU - Aryankhesal, Aidin AD - Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 9 SP - 515 EP - 517 KW - Hospital Accreditation KW - Licensure KW - Quality Improvement KW - Certification KW - Iran DO - 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.70 N2 - Establishment of hospital accreditation programs is increasingly growing across numerous developing nations. Such initiatives aim to improve quality of care. However, such establishments, mainly incentivized by successful and famous accreditation plans in developed countries, usually suffer from lack of necessary arrangements which, in turn, result in undesired consequences. Indeed, the first priority for such nations, including Iran, is not establishment of accreditation programs, yet strict licensing plans. UR - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3212.html L1 - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3212_1dba4e36a0640c52a3b0e790c545ceb7.pdf ER -