What is NABH?
NABH means National Accreditation Board for Hospitals &
Healthcare Providers, it is a Hospital Accreditation and element of constituent
board of Quality Council of India (QCI). QCI is set up to establish and operate
accreditation program for health care organisations. It is formed in the year
2005, headquarter functioning at New Delhi.
The first edition of NABH standards was released in 2006 and
this standard has been revising once in every 3 years. At present fifth edition
standards released in April 2020. As on today more than 350 hospitals were
accredited in India.
Majority of the hospitals in India are contending to get
accredited by NABH, whose standards are in turn certified by ISQua
(International Society for Quality in Healthcare).
What is the role of Pharmacist in
NABH?
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As the rate of accreditation increasing, there
is a high demand to include Clinical Pharmacists (CPs) as the necessary
healthcare provider of a healthcare team to achieve evidence-based medicine and
rational drug therapy.
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Pharmaceutical care carried out by pharmacist
plays an important role in improving the overall delivery of quality of care
and can able to generate revenue for hospitals.
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In revolutionizing the India’s healthcare
scenario, Pharmacists are playing a significant role by updating their
knowledge on regularly.
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Average salary 3 to 4 lakhs per annum.
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