Asaad A Abduljawad

Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Prince Sultan Road, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Publications

  • Research   
    Impact of Accreditation on Improvement of Hospital?s Infection Control Programs Quality and Safety in Saudi Arabian Hospitals
    Author(s): Asaad A Abduljawad*

    Accreditation of healthcare organizations is thorough evaluation process performed by an external accrediting body that assesses the quality of systems and processes in healthcare organizations. There are numbers of accrediting organizations or bodies worldwide. In 2006, the ministry of health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia established the national healthcare accrediting body and coined the name of the Central Board of Accrediting Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI). In 2016, CBAHI implemented a thorough public safety program, including 20 standards that are enforced on all public and private sectors no matter what the accreditation status is, and referred to as the Essential Safety Requirements (ESR). Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) chapter of standards covers a plethora of issues, such as Infection control program, staff education, use of personal protective equipment, hand sanit.. Read More»

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