1. CAHO
Dr. Alexander Thomas
President, CAHO

2. Origin of CAHO
All stakeholders keenly felt the need for a platform for accredited hospitals and laboratories
CAHO was created by NABH at an NABH conclave in 2012

3. Objectives of CAHO To continuously raise the bar of healthcare quality
To support NABH & NABL: provide feedback and CQI initiatives
To make visible the benefits of accreditation to various stakeholders: patients, insurance, healthcare providers and industry leaders
To share best practices and learn from each other
To provide mentorship to non-accredited healthcare organisations

4. Founder-Members of CAHO
Dr Nandakumar Jairam
Dr Girdhar Gyani
Dr Alexander Thomas
Dr Venkatesh Thuppil
Dr Arati Verma
Dr Nabin Pattnaik
Dr RV Karanjekar
Dr Premkumar Nair
Dr N Trivedi
Dr Junaid Rahman
Mr Sunny Kuruvilla
Dr A Malathi

5. Governing Committee 2015-2017 President Dr Alexander Thomas
Vice President
Dr Nabin Pattnaik
Secretary General
Dr Vijay Agarwal
Joint Secretary
Dr Barnali Das
Treasurer
Ms Upasna Arora
Immediate Former Secretary General
Dr Arati Verma

6. CAHO ACHIEVEMENTS: NATIONAL
ENTRY-LEVEL STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION
Facilitated the introduction of entry-level standards of accreditation through the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)
Promoted the entry-level standards through different State Governments and IRDA
Developed a Guidebook on the Entry-Level Accreditation Standards with NABH and the World Bank

7. PRE-ACCREDITATION ENTRY- LEVEL STANDARDS FOR SMALL HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS

8. CAHO ACHIEVEMENTS: NATIONAL
HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION
Facilitated feedback for the 4th Edition of the NABH Accreditation Standards
Introduced the incorporation of healthcare communication among the 4th Edition Accreditation Standards

9. Communication…
Started a dynamic movement on healthcare communication in the country with the development of a textbook on the subject.
Development of communication workshops all over the Country
The creation of an e-learning course on Healthcare Communication for Better Healing

10. COMMUNICATE. CARE. CURE: A GUIDE TO HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION

11. CAHO IS REPRESENTED/INVOLVED WITH:
The Board of NABH
The Task Force on Public Health Policy, Govt. of Karnataka
The National Steering Committee to review ethical and legal perspectives of healthcare in India
AHPI
HSSC

12. A MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA

13. CAHO POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS
Contributed to the Allied Health Sciences Bill by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Consulted with HCOs regarding quality
Lobbying with the government to make ultrasounds available to all for improved quality of care
Supported Ministry of Health regarding the introduction of nurse practitioners
Facilitated Nurses for a Cause for nurse empowerment

14. GREENING AND ENERGY INITIATIVES
MOU with Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL) a Government of India body to conduct the energy audits of CAHO members.
CAHO represented the accredited hospitals and laboratories in the meeting for developing plans for disaster management in hospitals and laboratories organised by National Institute of Disaster Management.
CAHO organised a Round Table meeting on greening the healthcare sector in New Delhi.
CAHO represented the accredited healthcare sector to give their feedback on the draft of the new Biomedical Waste Management rules and regulations to Government

15. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
World Bank project for accreditation of Government hospitals in Karnataka.Bijapur Hospital awarded Kayakalp.
Jayanagar Govt. Hospital and KC General Hospital, Malleswaram
World Bank-NABH-IIM, Bangalore project on impact of accreditation
Training of entry-level assessors
Handholding during accreditation process in different states
Knowledge partner for the 5th International patient safety congress held in Bangalore.

16. Technology
Mobile App for the general public for spreading awareness on healthcare quality accreditation and many other features -including locating the nearest accredited hospital and laboratory.
Evaluating software which can help implementing quality in hospitals in a major way

17. Other publications

18. Partnership with Accreditation Bodies
NABL
NABH

19. CAHOCON 2015 First national conference held at Le Meridien, New Delhi
NABH and NABL were technical partners
400+ delegates from all over India
Secretary-General, QCI and CEOS of NABH and NABL interacted with the delegates
Distinguished luminaries and eminent speakers

21. The way forward…..
Spread message of quality healthcare throughout the Nation
Clinical establishment act and accreditation

22. Thank you