Introduction
Accreditation in Malaysia
Hospital Accreditation Standards
MSQH Surveyors
Accreditation Award
Why Become Accredited?
How to apply for a Hospital Survey
Eligibility
List of MSQH Surveyors
List of Accredited Hospitals

Accreditation in Malaysia

The Ministry of Health Malaysia has been working on the idea of hospital accreditation since May 1993. In November 1995, a workshop on accreditation was held with participants from the Ministry of Health and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia. The consensus agreement were as follows:

  • An independent and non-profit making organization to administer the accreditation program in the country.
  • The Accreditation Program shall be voluntary and independent of government agencies, organized and administered by healthcare professionals under the auspices of a society.

These led to the formation of the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH) that was registered with the Registrar of Societies on 17 October 1997. A WHO Consultant from Australia (Australian Council of Healthcare Standards) has been providing the guidance in the development of the Malaysian Hospital Accreditation Program. The Australian approach has been adopted in the developing the processes and standards. However, it has been adapted to local needs and conditions.

International Affiliation

The MSQH is a member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) and also affiliated with ISQua Federation, a federated structure that oversees ALPHA, ISQua's Agenda for Leadership in Programs for Healthcare Accreditation worldwide.

The MSQH is also a member of the Accreditation Federation Council which comprises of representatives from WHO, IHF, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisation (JCAHO) of US, Canadian Council on Healthcare Services Accreditation (CCHSA), New Zealand Council of Healthcare Standards, ANAES of France, Health Quality Audit (formally King's Fund Organisational Audit) in the UK and Japan Society for Quality in Health Care (JSQua). This means that the MSQH has influence in worldwide directions and developments in healthcare accreditation and standards.

Why Accreditation in Malaysia?

  • Currently there is a wide variation in the standards of services between public and private healthcare providers
  • Accreditation helps to establish common national and internationally recognized standards.
  • To provide the best possible care to the patients (achieving optimum results from available resources)
  • To ensure the right person doing the right things right with the right
    process and equipment, in the right (safe) environment to the right
    patient with the right (good) outcome.