HSO - Health Standards Organization Member

Health Standards Organization (HSO) and our affiliates Accreditation Canada (AC), the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH) and Health Assessment Europe (HAE) are global, not-for-profit organizations united by a vision for safer care and a healthier world. Our people-centered programs and services have been setting the bar for quality across the health ecosystem for more than 60 years. We continue to grow in our reach and impact.

HSO's mission is to empower and enable people around the world to continuously improve quality of care. We do this through our three levers of change: standards; assessment programs; and education and capacity building.

HSO develops standards, assessment programs and quality improvement solutions that have been adopted in over 12,000 locations across five continents. HSO is the only Standards Development Organization dedicated to health and social services. Global standards developed by HSO meet requirements of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), and our National Standards are recognized by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). All HSO standards and programs are shaped by evidence and experts, including people with lived experience. AC empowers and enables organizations to meet national and global standards with innovative programs that are customized to local needs. Our Assessment programs and services support the delivery of safe, high-quality care in health systems, hospitals, laboratories and diagnostic centres, long-term care, rehabilitation centres, primary care, home and community settings.