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Internationally, there is solid experience on accreditation. Accreditation in the present paper is described in the form that is used in the three biggest and oldest organisations, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA), and The Australian Council on Healthcare (ACHS). Common elements in the organisations are standards, indicators, surveyors, surveys, accreditation report, and end result. The development in the three organisations has been different. However, the establishment of The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) and The Agenda for Leadership in Programs in Healthcare Accreditation (ALPHA) programme has motivated increasing comparability. The fact that association between accreditation and quality in patient care has not been demonstrated is a weak point. However, standards in the accreditation organisations require the use of clinical guidelines in order to increase the quality of patient care. From the "Health Policy Report 2002" it appears that external assessment in the form of accreditation is going to be a reality in the Danish healthcare sector. Hospitals of all counties and within The Copenhagen Hospital Corporation must undergo accreditation before the year 2006.