Common problems analysis and countermeasures in the preparation of maternal and child health care institutions graded accreditation

The new round of hospital graded accreditation was based on basic principle, which is “to promote development through accreditation, to promote reform through accreditation, to promote development simultaneously, to focus on connotation”. The accreditation introduced a series of scientific management tools such as PDCA(Plan, Do, Check, and Action) cycle in order to continuously and comprehensively improve the quality of health care. The study summarizes maternal and child health care institution graded accreditation work was conducted in some provinces and cities based on the new standard, some blind spots and misunderstandings in preparation of the accreditation were analysed. Countermeasures are proposed focusing on common problems so as to help more maternal and child health care institutions to prepare for graded accreditation.