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Table 5.

Summary of progress with developing national performance indicators in Lebanon and Jordan

Country	Progress with developing national performance indicators
Lebanon	- Attempts have been made to develop a national set of standardized hospital indicators for performance benchmarking and reporting: [59] - A set of 21 indicators were pilot-tested and validated in key selected hospitals. - Initiative is currently pending due to political interferences - Initiative can feed into MOPH’s plan to revamp and update the hospital accreditation standards to include key performance indicators and patient safety goals. - At the PHC level, plans are underway to establish a standardized set of national indicators that all PHC centers should report to the MOPH
Jordan	- The Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) launched the National Quality and Safety Goals (NQSGs) initiative in February 2009 to develop annual goals related to high-risk areas associated with patient safety: [60] - Healthcare facilities voluntarily commit to the NQSGs. - Facilities that meet the NQSGs within a year receive certificates from the program’s patron.

Country

Progress with developing national performance indicators

Lebanon

- Attempts have been made to develop a national set of standardized hospital indicators for performance benchmarking and reporting: [59]
- A set of 21 indicators were pilot-tested and validated in key selected hospitals.
- Initiative is currently pending due to political interferences
- Initiative can feed into MOPH’s plan to revamp and update the hospital accreditation standards to include key performance indicators and patient safety goals.
- At the PHC level, plans are underway to establish a standardized set of national indicators that all PHC centers should report to the MOPH

Jordan

- The Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) launched the National Quality and Safety Goals (NQSGs) initiative in February 2009 to develop annual goals related to high-risk areas associated with patient safety: [60]
- Healthcare facilities voluntarily commit to the NQSGs.
- Facilities that meet the NQSGs within a year receive certificates from the program’s patron.