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## Background Service accreditation is a structured process of recognising and promoting performance and adherence to standards. Typically, accreditation agencies either receive standards from an authorized body or develop new and upgrade existing standards through research and expert views. They then apply standards, criteria and performance indicators, testing their effects, and monitoring compliance with them. The accreditation process has been widely adopted. The international investments in accreditation are considerable. However, reliable evidence of its efficiency or effectiveness in achieving organizational improvements is sparse and the value of accreditation in cost-benefit terms has yet to be demonstrated. Although some evidence suggests that accreditation promotes the improvement and standardization of care, there have been calls to strengthen its research base. In response, the ACCREDIT (**A**ccreditation **C**ollaborative for the **C**onduct of **R**esearch, **E**valuation and **D**esignated **I**nvestigations through **T**eamwork) project has been established to evaluate the effectiveness of Australian accreditation in achieving its goals. ACCREDIT is a partnership o

Author

Jeffrey Braithwaite; Johanna Westbrook; Brian Johnston; Stephen Clark; Mark Brandon; Margaret Banks; Clifford Hughes; David Greenfield; Marjorie Pawsey; Angus Corbett; Andrew Georgiou; Joanne Callen; John Øvretveit; Catherine Pope; Rosa Suñol; Charles Shaw; Deborah Debono; Mary Westbrook; Reece Hinchcliff; Max Moldovan

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: Biomed Central, 2008-; Publons; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1756-0500)

Published

2011

Language

EN