هnvestigating the Effect of Establishing Accreditation Standards on the Rate of Mortality of Patients in Selected Hospitals of Mashhad

In specialized groups and medical centers, improving patient health through the establishment of standards through the use of accreditation programs is considered progressive. One of the indicators for monitoring the health of a community is death. The overall aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the establishment of accreditation standards and mortality rates in selected hospitals.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 1396 with a statistical population of all hospitals in Mashhad, in which 10 hospitals were selected as samples. The findings of this study consisted of accreditation scores of hospitals, along with mortality rates, and hospital admissions before and after the implementation of accreditation standards. The method of data collection was fieldwork and the checklist was completed by the researcher. In this research, descriptive statistics (percentages, frequency, mean and standard deviations) were used to analyze the data and t-test was used to extend the results.

Considering the significant probability value of 0.027, the averages are rejected. Considering the positive and low limit of confidence intervals, the average mortality rate before the implementation of the standards was higher than this ratio after the implementation of the standards.

There is a significant relationship between the implementation of accreditation standards with the mortality ratio in the hospitals; the establishment of these standards can reduce hospital mortality rates.