Accreditation and clinical outcomes: shorter length of stay after first-time hospital accreditation in the Faroe Islands.
Maria Daniella BergholtChristian Von PlessenSøren Paaske JohnsenPeter Damian HibbertJeffrey BraithwaiteJan Brink ValentinAnne Mette Falstie-JensenPublished in: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (2022)
First-time hospital accreditation in the Faroe Islands was associated with a significant reduction in LOS, especially of women in childbirth. Notably, shorter LOS was not followed by increased AR. There was no evidence that first-time accreditation lowered the risk of AR or 30-day mortality.