Advisory no: A13/04 Collection and reporting of accreditation evidence by accrediting agencies PURPOSE: To advise health service organisations and accrediting agencies of changes to the requirements for the collection and reporting of data, described as evidence of implementation, of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards under the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation (AHSSQA) Scheme. ISSUE: The National Health Reform Act 2011 describes the to Commission’s functions relating health care safety and quality matters. These functions include: formulating safety and quality standards formulating model national accreditation schemes advising Ministers about safety and quality reporting on safety and quality. From January 2013, health service organisations were asked to collect and report on accreditation outcomes and provide evidence of implementation of the NSQHS Standards. This data was to be collected to understand the extent and effectiveness of implementation of the NSQHS Standards. Accrediting agencies were required to collect information at each health service organisation assessment and report routinely through the submission Commission’s information mechanism. Multiple issues became evident in collecting, storing, transmitting and reporting of this data. REQUIREMENTS: Health service organisations should continue to collect and monitor relevant indicators associated with action in the NSQHS Standards and report these to the highest appropriate level of governance within the organisation. Accrediting agencies should verify, during their assessment survey, that health service organisations are collecting, monitoring and reporting relevant indicators for the NSQHS Standards. Health service organisations and accrediting agencies are no longer required to specifically collect or review items described in the Accreditation evidence of implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards document.
Advisory no: A13/04 Collection and reporting of accreditation evidence by accrediting agencies PURPOSE: To advise health service organisations and accrediting agencies of changes to the requirements for the collection and reporting of data, described as evidence of implementation, of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards under the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation (AHSSQA) Scheme. ISSUE: The National Health Reform Act 2011 describes the Commission’s functions relating to health care safety and quality matters. These functions include: formulating safety and quality standards formulating model national accreditation schemes advising Ministers about safety and quality reporting on safety and quality. From January 2013, health service organisations were asked to collect and report on accreditation outcomes and provide evidence of implementation of the NSQHS Standards. This data was to be collected to understand the extent and effectiveness of implementation of the NSQHS Standards. Accrediting agencies were required to collect information at each health service organisation assessment and report routinely through the Commission’s information submission mechanism. Multiple issues became evident in collecting, storing, transmitting and reporting of this data. REQUIREMENTS: Health service organisations should continue to collect and monitor relevant indicators associated with action in the NSQHS Standards and report these to the highest appropriate level of governance within the organisation. Accrediting agencies should verify, during their assessment survey, that health service organisations are collecting, monitoring and reporting relevant indicators for the NSQHS Standards. Health service organisations and accrediting agencies are no longer required to specifically collect or review items described in the Accreditation evidence of implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards document.
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