You can choose to move beyond entry level standards to the internationally recognised ISO 9000 standards. The modules are revised by the surveyor prior to the survey visit to familiarise themselves with the practice and hence reducing the amount of time spent in the practice during the visit - that is, streamlines the survey visit. The only program which offers you a partnership with Quality Assurance Services, the largest and most experienced certification body in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Surveyors are two GPs or one GP and a non-GP both of whom work in General Practice. Practice is surveyed at a time suitable to the practice.
Accreditation is an ongoing cycle of quality improvement.
The Hunter Urban Division provides resources useful for accreditation including downloadable facts sheets The Practice Managers Guide to Practice Assessment Practice assessment was developed in response to numerous requests from health care practitioners who felt their practices may not be functioning as efficiently as they could. The process of assessment ensures all weaknesses, both existing and potential, are quickly and easily identified, reported to the practice principals, and remedied in the manner which the report recommends. It also supports the current strengths of the practice and can be used as a good leadership tool, in that it represents formal recognition of the efforts of both management and staff, and encourages continuous and consistently good performance. Such recognition also provides management with confirmation that resources have been directed to the appropriate areas. Gap Analysis for Practices - Accreditation can be costly as practices struggle to understand the standards, and how these might be applied in their practices.