JCI Accreditation
Yeditepe University Hospital and Affiliated Institutions are the first Turkish University Hospitals Group to receive JCI (Joint Commission International) Accreditation certificate for the first time in all standards with its entire system.
Joint Commission International (JCI) is a non-profit, independent, international accreditation organization focused on improving the quality and safety of healthcare services. JCI is the international division of JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), the world's largest accreditor, which accredits approximately 18,000 healthcare institutions in the USA.
Why JCI Accreditation Standards?
JCI Accreditation standards consider the hospital as a whole and build patient care rules on this basic idea. Therefore, JCI standards focus on processes related to patient care quality and patient safety.
- A common service of the same quality is provided in all hospitals and polyclinics.
- It is traceable, measurable, and open to continuous improvement.
- Health services are provided by adhering to the principle of Patient Rights and Responsibilities.
- Effective communication and coordination are ensured between all healthcare professionals and patients and their relatives.
- It is ensured that patients and their relatives adapt to changing conditions, their expectations are met and their satisfaction levels are increased.
- With an interdisciplinary approach in service delivery, when necessary, opinions from all branches related to the disease are taken and treatment is directed with joint decisions and teamwork is strengthened.
- Periodically reviews patient safety goals and creates new goals to ensure patient safety and against risks that may develop.
- The Academic Medical Center Standards facilitate the training program to achieve its goals.
- Minimizes the margin of error in surgical procedures to be applied to patients with standards in the field of anesthesia and surgical care.
- Risk measurements are made to identify possible errors that may occur, and according to these measurements, errors are prevented and the process is improved.
- Existing and potential training needs of patients and their relatives regarding their health problems are identified, and trainings are provided and monitored.
- All sections such as stairs, rooms, and fire exits to be used by patients are made in accordance with architectural standards.
- It introduces regulations on the control of infections, one of the most important issues in the field of health.
- By further increasing sensitivity to patient safety, potential medical errors are prevented and patient privacy is protected at the highest level.
- Drug safety regulations aim to prevent medication errors.
- Public trust in and participation in health services is ensured through practices and information.
- It ensures that all stages are closely monitored from the moment the patient enters the hospital until the recovery process after discharge.
Accreditation provides significant gains in the quality of patient care and ensures that the patient feels this quality at every step.
