The document discusses blood bank accreditation. Accreditation is a voluntary process that assesses an organization's quality systems and commitment to continuous improvement. It focuses on learning, self-development, and reducing risks. Accreditation benefits users through improved safety and quality of blood services, and benefits blood banks by stimulating improvement, maximizing satisfaction, and raising community confidence. In India, the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals sets standards for blood bank accreditation.

1. BLOOD BANK ACCREDITATION … A tool for quality improvement

3. It provides a visible commitment by an organization to improve the quality of and safety of collecting, processing, testing, transfusion and distribution of blood and blood products.

4. Accreditation has gained worldwide attention as an effective quality evaluation and management tool.

5. The focus of accreditation is on continuous improvement in the organization by assesses the quality and operational systems in place within the facility. It is not just the achievement of a certificate or award or merely assuring compliance with minimum acceptable standards.

6. Accreditation focuses on learning, self development, improved performance and reducing risk.Definition - “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standard and then to implement ways to continuously improve it”. 2

8. It is a Public Recognition of the achievement of accreditation standards by an organization, demonstrated through an independent external peer assessment of that organization's level of performance in relation to the standards.

9. Attract good customers.

10. To envisage a fundamental change in the technical procedures of service delivery, in the appropriate use of available technologies, in the integration of relevant knowledge, in the way the resources are used, and in the efforts to ensure social participation.

11. Helps improve effectiveness, efficiency and in cost containment, and accountability by reducing errors and increasing safety in the system.23-Jun-09 3

13. Clinical Establishment Act

14. Insurance Companies regulation

15. Empanelment by CGHS, ECHS, Corporate etc.

16. Community Awareness & Response

17. Medical Tourism23-Jun-09 4

19. Accreditation ensures that all services are provided by credential medical staff and their rights are respected and protected.

20. Users/ patients/ donors satisfaction are regularly evaluated.Ref:- www.nabh.org 5

22. Accreditation to a blood bank/ blood centre stimulates continuous improvement.

23. Proactively prevent problems from occurring.

24. Maximize customer satisfaction.

25. It enables blood bank/ blood centre in demonstrating commitment to quality. It raises community confidence in the services provided by the blood bank/ blood centre.

26. It also provides opportunity to blood bank/ blood centre to benchmark with the best.Ref:- www.nabh.org 23-Jun-09 Benefits of Accreditation Benefits for Blood banks/ blood centres 6

28. Defines key interfaces between processes, departments and staff.

29. Provides a safe and efficient work environment that contributes to worker satisfaction

30. Improves overall professional development of all the staff.Ref:- www.nabh.org 23-Jun-09 Benefits of Accreditation Benefits for Staff 7

32. NABH is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI) set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations.

33. QCI is an Autonomous body jointly set up by the Government of India and Indian industries to establish and operate National Accreditation Structure.

34. The board while being supported by all stakeholders including industry, consumers, government, has full functional autonomy in its operations.

35. Since its inception, NABH has received nearly 87 applications from various hospitals for accreditation, out of which 20 hospitals have been granted accreditation and others are in different stages of processing.Ref:- www.nabh.org 23-Jun-09 8

37. Lokamanya Blood Bank, Thane (in process)

38. Marathwada Blood Bank, Aurangabad (in process)

39. Alpana Blood Bank, Nashik (in process)Ref:- www.nabh.org 9

40. Main clauses of NABH Standard for Blood Banks 23-Jun-09 Ref:- www.nabh.org 10

41. Service profile of Trinity 23-Jun-09 11

42. Trinity Methodology 23-Jun-09 12

44. Our consultants have decades of cumulative experience in the design and implementations of Management Systems (MS) in various industries (Dairy, Meat, Fish, Agro- Processing, Healthcare, Engineering, etc.);

45. Established work execution & delivery process.

46. Speed and agility (response time).

47. Local language, local culture, local responsibility, but global quality.

48. Proven capability of working with large corporate organizations.

49. Competent staff for backup to speed up projects.23-Jun-09 13

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