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Accreditation trends in Spain.

J Simon·U Ruiz
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The profound political changes that followed the Spanish Constitution of 1978 have had a major influence in the healthcare offered to the Spanish population. The healthcare provision once centred in a single government agency, the Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD), is now being decentralized to the 17 autonomous regions established by the Constitution. Existing Spanish legislation, traditional accountability and established professional roles are determinant factors in defining the boundaries amongst the main stakeholders in the healthcare accreditation issue. Hospital accreditation has been traditionally understood by the central government agency as a way to assure regulated standards for licensing the operations of healthcare facilities. However, recent public concern over the quality of healthcare, health departments' accountability and health professional technical knowledge are now creating the search for a common approach to accreditation in Spain.

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J Simon, U Ruiz. Accreditation trends in Spain.. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.4740100305

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