The Importance Of The Role Of Quality Standards For The Individual And Society In The Health Sector
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Abstract
This research paper looks at the perceived significance and influence of healthcare quality standards on the outcome and societal gains of individuals within the framework of the developing health sector of Saudi Arabia. The study applied a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, with a quantitative survey of 362 healthcare professionals and 359 healthcare consumers being incorporated into the study alongside profound qualitative interviewing. These results show that there was a significant agreement on the intrinsic value of standards, and most professionals were tightly connected with better patient safety (86.5% agreement) and greater professional confidence, and the consumer showed a high level of trust (90.3%) in a system with strict standards. Nevertheless, the research reveals severe implementation pitfalls, such as a high degree of bureaucracy (71.3% of professionals reported the lack of decoupling of documentation and real care) and a severe lack of equity between the positive efficacy of the implementation in the private and public sectors. One important discovery is the empirical paradox of the awareness-valuation, which implies that consumers most significantly value accreditation in spite of low formal consciousness, and the trust is supplied by the systemic authority and experience. The research paper finds that although quality standards are an important institution to foster trust in society and preventive care in Saudi Arabia, their potential will be fully used only when resource gaps are eliminated, bureaucracy decreases, and there is a fair distribution of them throughout the health system.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.