1. CAHO Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations

2. Objectives of CAHO To continuously raise the bar of healthcare quality
To support NABH & NABL: Provide feedback
To make visible the benefits of accreditation to various stakeholders: patients, insurance, healthcare providers, industry leaders
To share best practices and learn from each other and help CQI initiatives
To provide mentorship to non-accredited healthcare organisations

3. Communication Workshops:
Communication Training workshops (>10)conducted by CAHO and Baptist Hospitals have been very well received.
We are now working to bring its online version
Working to create master trainers in every zone.
Recently workshop held in Delhi on 26 and 27 Feb 2016.

4. Role In Entry Level
Promoted entry level NABH with various state Govts. Esp. Karnataka
Promoted adoption by insurance companies through IRDA
Guide Book on Entry Level with World Bank and NABH
Will be training Mentors for training

5. Energy Conservation
CAHO identified that Healthcare Providers need guidance on energy conservation and efficiency. Following has been done in this direction:
Organised “Round table meeting on greening the healthcare sector” in September 2015 at Indian International centre, New Delhi.
The main message: Energy Saving can surely help hospitals save lakhs of rupees besides helping the environment

6. Guidance For Disaster Management
CAHO was invited for the disaster management meeting for hospitals conducted by National Institute of Disaster Management. This is another area where our hospitals need guidance to survive especially during external disasters. A module for training the hospitals is being made with the help of NIDM faculty and the first workshop will be hopefully done before April end.

7. Promoting Technology
Actively looking at technology solutions to monitor quality and improve functioning of HCOs
Giving platform to vendors and developers who show creativity, transparency and are ready to adopt fair pricing
Planning a full day symposium to highlight technology advancements ”

8. Advocacy
Part of the National Steering Committee For capping of compensation for medical negligence
Represented CAHO on Task force for policy on public health Govt of Karnataka
CAHO participated actively to give feedback on draft of the new biomedical waste management rules and regulations

9. Role in Promoting Skill Development
Supported nurse practitioner course with ministry of health
Facilitated Nurses for a Cause
Facilitated MOU with HSSC

10. CAHO Certified Professional For Quality Implementation
Training Mentors for Entry Level
A 3 day course is being announced
Minimum Criteria : 3 years in operations or quality
First batch of 15 will be selected

11. Enhancing Visibility
A revamped CAHO website is under
CAHO Facebook page has regular posts on healthcare quality and patient safety.
Please join

12. for a Safe Accredited to deliver Quality HEALTHCARE PROVIDER to search
A CAHO & IBHAR INITIATIVE
Getting PATIENTS FROM
ACROSS THE WORLD
to search
for a Safe
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
Accredited to deliver Quality

13. Search for an
Accredited hospital
Laboratory, blood bank

14. All caho member institutions
Are automatically visible & available
To anybody, anywhere in the world
Please give your data
Look forward to active support of sepc

15. Thanks We Thank Ibhar For Partnering This Initiative
We Thank Qikwell For Attempting Data Collection

16. CAHO News Letter: 2nd Issue

18. Zonal Activities
Feedback and discussion on the 4Th Edition of NABH Stndards ( Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore)
CAHO conference on “Patient Safety” in association with Max Medicon (Delhi- Ghaziabad) at Hotel Kempinsky on 22nd November
Nursing Excellence Meeting Planned in Kochi by AIMS & Aster DM

19. Partnership with NABL
CAHO will be conducting a survey of accredited laboratories on impact of accreditation for NABL.
CAHO conducts a quality conclave for medical laboratories as a part of CAHOCON
Organized Program for “ Attaining & Maintaing Accreditation in Labs” in Delhi with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and in Mumbai With Kokila Ben Hospital.
NABL is technical partner for CAHOCON-2016.

20. Future Health of CAHO Strengthen Zonal Activities
Volunteer to be ambassador of CAHO for your City/ State

21. CAHO Needs To:
Identify products and services for the benefit of every hospital.
Develop training programs and trainers
Make accreditation more valuable for HCOs as well as community
Make an impact at International Level
We are more active in north and south…Lab section in the west not so much in east

22. Register and become a CAHO member

23. Thanks to active members of GC
Thanks to Amit Tomer and Ms Lallu Joseph
Thanks to institutions who have partnered with CAHO activities:
Max Healthcare, Sir Ganga Ram, Fortis Escorts, Manipal, KIMS, Kokilaben Mumbai, Baptist Hospitals

24. THX DR Sahadulla, Dr Nagendra Swamy, Dr Narendra Nath
Dr Sunny Kuruvilla
DR VC Shanmuganathan
Dr CV Anand

25. Sincere Thanks DR KK KALRA Mr ANIL RELIA
Together We Can Make A Difference

26. Looking Forward to Seeing You All
CAHOCON-2017
@NCR
8-9 April
Looking Forward to Seeing You All