Certification Programs
Focused certifications for service lines and disease management.
HQACI Pilot International Assessment Programme (PIAP)
Official Positioning: HQACI Pilot International Assessment Programme (PIAP)
Tagline: Assessment against HQACI Standards
Programme Description: International external quality assessment programme for healthcare organisations.
Purpose
The HQACI Pilot International Assessment Programme (PIAP) is established to support the international implementation, testing, and validation of HQACI Standards through independent external assessment of healthcare organisations.
Programme Objectives
- International testing of HQACI Standards
- Usability validation
- Assessor consistency testing
- Scoring calibration
- International benchmarking
- Case study generation
- Evidence generation for continuous quality improvement
Participation Model — HQACI Responsibilities
HQACI shall provide:
- Surveyor deployment
- Document review
- External survey execution
- Assessment reporting
- Independent decision-making process
Participating Healthcare Organisation Responsibilities
The participating healthcare organisation shall provide:
- Formal participation consent
- Access to required documents
- Access to leadership and relevant personnel
- Access to clinical and operational care areas
- Data confidentiality agreement
Deliverables
Each participating healthcare organisation will receive:
- Gap Analysis Report
- Quality Improvement Roadmap
- Corrective Action Recommendations
- Final Assessment Outcome Decision
Assessment Outcome — Option 1: HQACI Accreditation
Where the organisation successfully meets HQACI accreditation requirements and accreditation is permissible under applicable legal/regulatory frameworks, the organisation shall be awarded:
- HQACI Accreditation Certificate
Assessment Outcome — Option 2: HQACI Recognition Award
Where formal accreditation is not pursued, not permissible under local regulatory conditions, or where the organisation participates for benchmarking / quality improvement purposes, the organisation shall be awarded:
- HQACI Recognition Certificate
Certification programs focus on specific service lines and may run alongside or independently of accreditation.
Certification to strengthen safe-practice culture.
Certification of strong IPC programs.
Certification covering perioperative workflow.
Certification across the full medication-use cycle.