title: Aim for excellence: integrating accreditation standards into the continuous quality improvement framework.
abstract: The Ottawa Hospital has developed a simple template incorporating specific key Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation criteria that will allow clinical teams to annually self-assess their activities against the accreditation standards.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Programs and Patient Safety, The Ottawa Hospital.
authors.forename: Wendy L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Nicklin
authors.forename: Tena
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Robblee
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards; D009313:National Health Programs; D009864:Ontario; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration