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Media Releases from 2008
3 December 2008
ACHS President and office bearers elected
27 November 2008
Report finds improvement in hospital data reporting
27 November 2008
ACHS recognises outstanding quality improvement in Australian healthcare
27 November 2008
2008 ACHS Medal to be awarded at Annual Dinner
30 October 2008
Shortage of skilled nurses is placing patients' lives at risk
29 October 2008
Moves to compare hospital performance may fail
28 October 2008
Patients must not go it alone in hospital: expert
28 October 2008
Hospital safety to get good examination
8 September 2008
Safety and quality takes centre stage at National Forum
30 July 2008
ACHS surveyor training received international recognition
14 July 2008
ACHS seeks to recognise healthcare leaders
30 May 2008
Single fee for Stage 1 accreditation for diagnostic imaging
16 May 2008
Diagnostic imaging services can now be accredited with the leading provider
24 April 2008
New Zealand implementing new healthcare standards with ACHS
Media Releases from 2007
14 December 2007
Report on the potential to improve the quality of healthcare in Australia
29 November 2007
Peak health accreditation body appoints new Vice-President and Treasurer
28 November 2007
Awards acknowledge brightest lights in healthcare
8 August 2007
Report on accreditation performance of Australian healthcare organisations
8 August 2007
Health experts tackle patient safety at conference
6 August 2007
Best treatment is for doctors to follow protocol
5 August 2007
Safety and Quality conference
31 July 2007
Good health is co-production
11 July 2007
Healthcare organisations choose new standards
30 May 2007
Launceston General Hospital requests consumer review of their service
17 May 2007
ACHSI - First in Bahrian: American Mission Hospital achieves ACHSI accreditation
10 April 2007
Development of national standards for mental health services
Media Releases from 2006
20 December 2006
Australian elected as Chair of Global Health Accreditation Federation
30 November 2006
ACHS awards Gold Medal: Professor Ross Holland
1 November 2006
ACHS announces winners of Quality Improvement Awards
22 August 2006
Report on the potential to improve of healthcare in Australia
17 August 2006
Divisions of General Practice embrace quality improvement
5 July 2006
ACHSI - India selects Australian healthcare accreditation
22 May 2006
Leading healthcare accreditation body achieves accreditation
27 March 2006
New partnership to improve safety and quality in healthcare
11 January 2006
Peak health care accreditation body appoints President
