| Purpose: We aimed to determine accreditation effects on Iranian military hospital health service
quality through nurses’ viewpoints.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Ours was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.
Sampling drew from a hospital nurse census (n = 160). Descriptive statistics were used to
analyze participant demographics and nurse views. Linear regression analysis determined the
independent variables’ overall effect on the accreditation quality results dimension (dependent
variable).
Findings: From nurses’ viewpoints, accreditation effects on services quality mean score was
3.60 ±0.61. Linear regression analysis showed that leadership and quality management were
identified as the most important accreditation quality predictors. The R2 value (0.698) showed
that nearly 70% of the dependent variable changes were affected by the independent variables.
Practical implications: This study gives hospital managers a deeper insight into accreditation
and its effects on military hospital service quality. Military hospitals benefit from military
organization such as hierarchy and command chain, so managers should employ these
characteristics to adopt appropriate policies to promote human resource management as a
competitive advantage. Furthermore, results will guide public and private hospital managers on
how to manage organizational variables that benefit from accreditation.
Originality/ Value: Accreditation was introduced as a hospital quality improvement program.
However, implementing accreditation programs should be cost-effective. Hospital managers and
employees should feel that accreditation can improve service quality. Nurses had positive
viewpoints about accreditation and its effects on military hospital service quality. |