Name | Korean Hospital Association |
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Type of organisation | Public |
International or national | National |
Period of validity | - |
Method of assessment | - |
Public communication | Not transparent |
Target groups | Patients |
Price | - |
Accredited by | - |
Participation | - |
Quality norm | - |
Founders | Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs |
Objective | Development of member hospitals; Improvement of medical personnel; Promotion and Support for member hospitals |
Profit or non-profit based | Non-profit |
Accredited institutions | Hospitals and clinics with 300 beds or more |
Special remarks | Trying to corporate with JCI |
The Korean Hospital Association (KHA) is a national medical accreditation organisation situated in South Korea. One of the objectives of the KHA is to promote the healthcare in South Korea worldwide. Medical tourism is considered as a key business opportunity in South Korea. The KHA has two main objectives that go hand in hand: 1) It aims to improve the quality level of healthcare in South Korea, which is done through education and improvement of management in healthcare organisations and 2) promotion thereof.