“ACHSI offers us a rational approach to raising our continuous quality improvement practices. Standards are well thought out, meaningful for patient safety and quality of care.”

Paul L. Armerding, MD FACS

Chief Medical Officer / CEO

American Mission Hospital, Bahrain

ACHS International is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).  

ACHSl delivers accreditation and quality improvement programs to health care organisations throughout the world. The standards and program are based on the internationally recognised ACHS standards and program, which are accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).

ACHS International consultants are also available to assist countries in the development of their own accreditation and quality improvement programs.

ACHSI has expertise in the development of both indicators and comparative reporting services, including strategic performance analysis (SPA) reports to assist in planning for groups of hospitals and corporations.

Leadership: ACHSI has a clinical performance indicator program acknowledged as being among the world leaders.  

Experience: ACHSI has more than thirty years experience in the development of standards, supporting organisations in the development of their quality framework and in assessing organisational performance against evidence-based and internationally recognised standards.

Expertise: Australian surveyors, who are industry peer experts and participate in ongoing professional development programs, are valued internationally.  For more than twenty years these peer experts have been surveying in New Zealand and in recent years a surveyor exchange program has been established with the Republic of Ireland.