Community Hospital Earns Successful Reaccreditation from DNV
Community Hospital announces the successful reaccreditation by DNV. By earning accreditation, Community Hospital has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. ISO 9001 is the world’s most trusted quality management system used by performance-driven organizations around the world to advance their quality and sustainability objectives.
“We have taken an entirely different approach to accreditation, and hospitals are really responding,” says DNV Healthcare USA Inc. President Kelly Proctor. “Since accreditation is a must-have credential for just about every hospital in this country, why not make it more valuable, and get more out of it? That’s where ISO 9001 comes into play and turns the typical get-your-ticket-punched accreditation exercise into a quality transformation.”
Community Hospital was originally accredited by DNV in 2016 followed by ISO 9001:2015 certification in 2019. “The DNV program is consistent with our long-term commitment to quality and patient safety,” says Jessica Johnson, Quality Director. “The ISO 9001 quality standards provide a framework that supports us in making meaningful, sustainable improvements to the care we provide.”
DNV’s accreditation program, called NIAHO® (Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), involves annual hospital surveys – instead of every three years – and encourages hospitals to openly share information across departments and to discover improvements in clinical workflows and safety protocols.
