National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations. the board is structured to cater to much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry. The board while being supported by all stakeholders including industry, consumers, government, have full functional autonomy in its operation.

It consists of 10 chapters, out of which 5 are Patient centered standards and 5 are Management centered Standards.

Patient-Centered Standards

Chapter 1: Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care (AAC)

Chapter 2: Care of Patients (COP)

Chapter 3: Management of Medications (MOM)

Chapter 4: Patients Rights and Education (PRE)

Chapter 5: Hospital Infection Control (HIC)

Management-Centered Standards

Chapter 6: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Chapter 7: Responsibilities of Management (ROM)

Chapter 8: Facility Management & Safety (FMS)

Chapter 9: Human Resource Management (HRM)

Chapter 10: Information Management Systems (IMS)