Accreditation

What is accreditation?

Accreditation is independent recognition that an organisation, program or activity meets the requirements of defined criteria or standards. Accreditation provides assurance for owners, managers, staff, funding bodies and consumers about quality and performance. 

General practice accreditation in Australia ensures practices are eligible to participate in the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) – a blended payment administered by Medicare Australia on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA).

What is quality?

Quality is the degree of excellence of something like a product, service, or process.

AGPAL plays a key role in facilitating quality service provision in the primary health care setting is maintained by measuring the degree to which a practices meets the requirements of the standards. These standards encourage general practices to monitor and continually improve, the services their practice provides, including education, practice management, the rights and needs of patients and the physical facilities of the practice.

AGPAL accreditation

AGPAL is committed to providing a simple and effective accreditation program consistent with international best practice.

Our approach to providing accreditation and certification services is founded on six principles:

1. Simplicity
2. Support
3. Independence
4. Expertise
5. Transparency
6. Excellence

AGPALs processes are simple and largely paperless, reducing the time and effort that is often associated with accreditation. We provide a range of support services to assist clients, founded on high quality client support, including education and better practice resources.

Consistent with best practice, our processes ensure appropriate independence is maintained in the provision of accreditation support, assessment and accreditation decision-making.

Register your interest in AGPAL accreditation today by selecting the 'register' tab on the AGPAL homepage or via the following 'register' link.