The Effects of Accreditation system on the Management, Organization, and Personnel of Physical Therapy Department: Comparison of JCI-accredited hospitals, KOIHA-accredited hospitals, and non-accredited hospitals

Abstract

This study investigates essential areas for future physical therapists and provides necessary materials for presenting an alternative such as education by identifying the influence of healthcare accreditation on the management, organization, personnel of physical therapy center Questionnaires consist of 20 questions on a 4-point Likert scale collected from 351 physical therapists (175 males and 176 females) who works in JCI-accredited, KOIHA-accredited, and nonaccredited institutions. It showed that healthcare accreditation had a significant influence on items about the management, organization, personnel of physical therapy centers (p<.05).A structure that removes this bias in education for physical therapists will help to up with such changes as the future opening of practice.