NABH accreditation for Allopathic Clinics
NABH has specifically designed accreditation standards for outpatient Allopathic clinics. This helps the clinics to streamline their workflows, helps minimise clinical risks that shall eventually enhance service efficiency and strengthens the clinic’s visibility and credibility among patients and communities. Following these standards and achieving accreditation shall also make a clinic eligible for empanelments with insurance companies as well as corporate empanelment.
Eligibility Criteria :
Single-specialty and multi-specialty outpatient clinics
Polyclinics and group practices
Day-care centers and preventive health clinics
Physician-led diagnostic and consultation facilities
Exclusions :
Non-allopathic systems of medicine
Standalone single-specialty centres such as Ophthalmology, Imaging Centres, and Dental Clinics
Why Medigence NABH Consultant?
Medigence Solutions Pvt Ltd provides end-to-end guidance and expertise to the clinics in achieving NABH accreditation without any hassles. Our team of NABH experts shall assist you through the entire process starting from gap analysis till you achieve the final certification.
Our services include:
Gap Analysis & Documentation Support
Our NABH Project managers shall review existing processes, policies, and forms & formats in line with NABH standards.
We shall provide you with all the necessary SOPs, forms, formats and checklists as required by NABH.
Capacity Building & Training
We shall provide on-site as well as virtual training for all your staff including clinicians, nurses, administrative staff, paramedics, housekeepers and security personnel.
Implementation Assistance
We shall handhold your staff throughout the process of accreditation and also conduct internal audits, and mock assessments.
Our team shall assist in filling up the application form and also guide the clinic staff to coordinate with NABH officials and also assist in drafting replies to NABH emails and correspondences.
Post assessment Corrective & Preventive Action Support
We shall assist in closure of the non-conformities within a stipulated timeline that have been raised during the assessment.
We shall assist in replying to the correspondences as requested by NABH from time to time till your clinic receives NABH Accreditation.
Examples of work:
Lilawati Clinic, Ahmedabad
Medigence supported Lilavati Clinic, a multi-specialty outpatient facility located in Ahmedabad, in achieving NABH accreditation through a structured quality improvement journey. The engagement involved:
Key initiatives included:
- Conducting a comprehensive gap analysis and aligning clinic operations with NABH standards.
- Developing customized policies and SOPs for patient registration, consultation, pharmacy, and infection control.
- Delivering staff training sessions on infection control practices, patient rights, biomedical waste management, and documentation practices, safety codes and various other topics.
- Guiding the clinic through final assessment, corrective actions, and coordination with the NABH authorities till they achieved certification.
Outcome:
The clinic achieved full NABH accreditation within a short period of time, enhancing patient trust, operational efficiency, and eligibility for insurance and corporate empanelments.
Dr. Kumar’s Clinic, Vadodara
Dr. Kumar’s Clinic, a leading family and internal medicine practice, partnered with Medigence to achieve NABH Accreditation for Allopathic clinic. The focus was on building a long-term quality and governance framework in line with NABH standards.
Key initiatives included:
- Establishing a comprehensive quality management system covering patient care, infection control, and statutory compliance.
- Reviewing clinical and administrative policies for alignment with JCI requirements.
- Implementing structured documentation and monitoring mechanisms for quality indicators and clinical audits.
- Conducting training programs for staff on patient communication, consent , emergency preparedness, infection control practices and various other topics.
Outcome:
The clinic earned Full NABH Accreditation for Allopathic clinics, positioning itself as one of Vadodara’s first outpatient facilities recognized for excellence in safety, ethics, and patient-centred care.