The benefits

Accreditation benefits

Accreditation provides assurance for owners, managers, staff, funding bodies and consumers about quality and performance and allows accredited organisations, practices and/or service providers to:

• Promote quality and safety of the product and/or service they provide to consumers
• Provide credible assurance about the quality of care/service they provide
• Instil confidence for clients and/or consumers
• Reduce potential harm to clients
• Reduce business risk 
• Educate and engage staff in the provision of quality service 
• Help build a culture of quality
• Enhance patient and/or client focus by ensuring their expectations are met
• Increase market share and provide a competitive advantage over practices/service providers who are not accredited
• Maintain access to Medicare funded diagnostic imaging services, and 
• Comply with regulatory requirements.

QIP accreditation benefits

The benefits of QIP accreditation, in comparison to other programs, are substantial. QIP offers a range of value added products and services designed to support diagnostic imaging service providers through the accreditation process and in their achievement of continuous quality improvement.

QIP accreditation benefits include:

• A dedicated Client Service Consultant, supported by a team of Consultants skilled in the provision of valuable accreditation support and guidance, via phone and/or email
• Access to AccreditationPro - QIPs web-based self-assessment tool designed to assist service providers in achieving their accreditation
• Access to QbAY - QIPs online library of information, including fact sheets, templates, policies and procedures, guides and links to relevant websites to assist registered service providers throughout the accreditation process
• Access to special offers, incentives and other benefits, made available by our Executive Partners to QIP registered service providers only 
• An International Health Care Conference, and
• A number of industry related accreditation publications, including e-bulletins and other relevant updates.