HOPE Portal

Why In news?
  • National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (NABH) has revamped Entry-Level Certification Process of hospitals to make it simpler, digital, faster and user-friendly.
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Why NABH certification?
  • NABH accreditation provides assurance of quality and care in hospitals at par with international benchmarks.
  • NABH has designed an exhaustive healthcare standard for hospitals and healthcare providers that have been accredited as per global standards.
HOPE portal:
  • The revamped certification process is driven through a new portal called HOPE Healthcare Organizations’ Platform for Entry-Level-Certification.
  • It is an online platform for smooth and secure registration which provides a self-explanatory questionnaire to be filled by the HCO.
  • It ensures quality at nascent stages by enrolling a wide range of hospitals across the country.
  • HOPE also enables them to comply with quality protocols, improve patient safety and the overall healthcare facility of the organization.
About QCI:
  • NABH, a constituent body of QCI.
  • Established in 1997 Quality Council of India (QCI) is an autonomous organization under the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  • It is the Quality Apex and National Accreditation Body for accreditation and quality promotion in the country.
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Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 23rd Feb 2019