In 2006, KHCC achieved a major accomplishment, becoming the first hospital in the kingdom to be awarded the prestigious JCI accreditation. KHCC made history again in December of 2007, when it became the first hospital outside the United States to become an accredited cancer center.  These achievements were made possible by the commitment of the staff to deliver the highest levels of care, by the vision and hard work of the administration and the quality management office.

What are the benefits of accreditation?

Accreditation provides a visible commitment by an organization to improve the quality of patient care, to ensure a safe environment and to continually work to reduce any potential risks to patients and staff. Accreditation has gained worldwide attention as an effective quality evaluation and management tool.

What is JCI Accreditation?
In response to growing interest in accreditation and quality improvement worldwide, the Joint Commission launched its international accreditation program in 1999. Joint Commission International accreditation standards are based on international consensus standards and set uniform, achievable expectations for structures, processes and outcomes for hospitals. Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation can help international health care organizations, public health agencies, health ministries and others to evaluate, improve and demonstrate the quality of patient care in their nations.

Disease Specific Accreditation

JCI Disease or Condition-Specific Care (DCSC) certification is designed to evaluate disease management and/ or chronic care services and programs. These programs are provided by health plans, disease management service companies, hospitals and other care delivery settings. The evaluation and resulting certification decision is based on an assessment of the following:
 

• Compliance with consensus based national standards
• Effective use of established clinical practice guidelines
• Manage and optimize an organized approach for performance measurement and improvement activities

Quality Management Office QMO

In maintaining consistency with the KHCC mission, the Quality Management Office is committed to fostering a culture of quality by adopting and maintaining the highest quality standards. We strongly believe in staff involvement, at all levels, in center wide continuous quality improvement activities to provide excellence in the quality of care.

Key Strategies

1. Develop a culture of safety and quality according to international standards.

2. Support evidence-based disease management using metric data.

3. Prepare for and maintain Disease Specific Certification "DSC" standards.