NABH 6th Edition CORE Objective Elements

This article is based on the standards set by NABH. In this article, we introduce the NABH 6th Edition CORE Objective Elements, which are helpful for your organization if you are going for NABH Full Accreditation or NABH Entry-Level Accreditation. These elements will help you complete the required documentation in every department.

We have covered all NABH chapters, such as:

AAC (Access, Assessment, and Continuity of Care)

COP (Care of Patients)

MOM (Management of Medication)

PRE (Patient Rights and Education)

IPC (Infection Prevention and Control)

PSQ (Patient Safety and Quality Improvement)

ROM (Responsibilities of Management)

FMS (Facility Management and Safety)

HRM (Human Resource Management)

IMS (Information Management System)

1 Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care (AAC)

·       CORE b. The registration process generates a unique identification number.

·       CORE a. Initial assessment of the OPD, IPD, daycare, and emergency patients in a standardized manner.

·       CORE e. The initial assessment for IPD results in a documented care plan for Patient.

·       CORE a. Patients are re-assessed at appropriate intervals to determine their response to treatment and to plan further patient treatment or at a patient discharge.

·       CORE a. Radiology Imaging services comply with legal and other requirements.

·       CORE d. Hospital  implements standardized hand-over communication during each staffing shift, between shifts and during transfers between all departments.

2- Care of Patients (COP)

·       CORE b. The organisation has a standardized approach for identification of In-patients and uses at least two identifiers.

·       CORE c. Emergency care is delivered in accordance with statutory requirements including medico-legal cases and as per written guidance.

·       CORE d. Care is taken to prevent adverse events such as the improper wrong patient, wrong procedure and wrong site

·       CORE d. The organization ensures that blood and blood components are used safely and sensibly.

·       CORE b. The pre-anaesthesia assessment results in the formulation of an anaesthesia plan form, which is documented in the department.

·       CORE e. Monitoring under anesthesia involves a regular recording like of temperature, heart rate, cardiac rhythm, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and end-tidal carbon dioxide.

·       CORE d. Care is taken to prevent adverse events like the improper (wrong) site, wrong patient, and wrong surgery.

·       CORE a. The organ transplant programme shall be in consonance with the legal standards and shall be conducted ethically.

·       CORE d. The organisation shall take measures to create awareness regarding organ donation.

·       CORE a. Vulnerable patients are identified and managed by the organization.

·       CORE b. Patients who are at risk of falling are identified and managed by the organization.

·       CORE c. The managed by organization manages patients who are at risk of developing/worsening of pressure ulcers.*

·       CORE d. Patients at risk of deep vein thrombosis are identified and managed by the organization.