TY - JOUR AU - Greenfield, David AU - Pawsey, Marjorie AU - Hinchcliff, Reece AU - Moldovan, Max AU - Braithwaite, Jeffrey PY - 2012 DA - 2012/09/20 TI - The standard of healthcare accreditation standards: a review of empirical research underpinning their development and impact JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 329 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Healthcare accreditation standards are advocated as an important means of improving clinical practice and organisational performance. Standard development agencies have documented methodologies to promote open, transparent, inclusive development processes where standards are developed by members. They assert that their methodologies are effective and efficient at producing standards appropriate for the health industry. However, the evidence to support these claims requires scrutiny. The study’s purpose was to examine the empirical research that grounds the development methods and application of healthcare accreditation standards. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-329 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-12-329 ID - Greenfield2012 ER -