Korea hospital credential glossary
Credential terms identify different procedures, issuers and records.
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- Healthcare accreditation
- An institution-level assessment of healthcare quality and patient-safety standards under the Medical Service Act.
- Conditional accreditation
- A one-year accreditation grade with the relevant reassessment requirement; identify the domestic or KAHF scheme.
- Opening notification
- The notification procedure for institutions specified in Article 33(3), separate from accreditation.
- Opening permission
- The permission procedure for hospital-level institutions specified in Article 33(4).
- KAHF
- The evaluation and accreditation scheme for eligible registered institutions’ foreign-patient services and patient-safety systems.
- Foreign-patient registration
- Registration with the competent provincial or metropolitan authority for the activity defined by the recruitment legislation.
- Deemed renewal
- Article 14(5) treats the relevant KAHF award date as registration renewal and includes a period-ceiling provision.
- JCI
- Joint Commission International, the issuing body whose international programs and listed facilities need their own record check.
- Effective Date
- Read this JCI directory field with its original label; it does not supply an unstated expiry.
- Reference date
- The date attached to a source or comparison; keep it distinct from an award’s certificate period.
Why distinguish hospital credential terms?
Similar wording can refer to different legal or assessment procedures.
A term should retain the scheme and issuing body that define it.
| Credential | Body | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic accreditation | MOHW; delegated work by KOIHA | Quality and patient-safety standards |
| KAHF | MOHW / KHIDI / KOIHA | Foreign-patient service and patient-safety systems |
| Recruitment registration | Competent provincial or metropolitan governor | Registration requirements |
| JCI | Joint Commission International | Named program and listed facilities |
Which dates belong with hospital credential terms?
Keep certificate periods, decision dates and source-checking dates distinct.
Effective Date and a portal modification date must not be silently renamed as expiry or institutional award dates.
Where are hospital credential terms checked?
The term entries cite the legislation or issuing-body explanation that defines the scope.
Read the whole relevant condition, including exceptions, before applying a short definition to an institution.
| Field | Question |
|---|---|
| Scheme and issuer | Which assessment or registration? |
| Name, type and location | Which institution or facility? |
| Grade or decision | What result is stated? |
| Stated period and checking date | Which period and observation? |
What else do people ask about hospital credential terms?
Why distinguish hospital credential terms?
Similar wording can refer to different legal or assessment procedures.
Which dates belong with hospital credential terms?
Keep certificate periods, decision dates and source-checking dates distinct.
Where are hospital credential terms checked?
The term entries cite the legislation or issuing-body explanation that defines the scope.
Does hospital credential terms assign institutional status?
Only a matched official record can answer the relevant institution question.
How are hospital credential terms source dates used?
Keep the source-checking date separate from the stated certificate period.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Medical Service Act Read on 29 October 2026. Header; Article 33(1)-(4); Articles 58, 58-2, 58-3, 58-4, 58-6, 58-7, 58-8, 58-9, 58-10, 58-11, 58-12. Full HTML body captured; unrelated chapters not reviewed.
- Legislation on overseas healthcare and foreign-patient recruitment Read on 29 October 2026. Header; Articles 2, 6, 6-2, 7, 8, 14, 23, 24. Article 14(5) read including its second sentence on the registration-period ceiling.
- Accreditation results and grades Read on 29 October 2026. Main explanation: three grades; 4-year and 1-year duration; conditional effect; self-assessment; 24-36-month midterm survey; certificate example fields.
- KAHF evaluation and accreditation Read on 29 October 2026. Main description, application scope and exemption, assessment domains, roles, 4-year term, link to the MedicalKorea directory. Fees not used.
- Find JCI Accredited Organizations Official reader accessed the page; ordinary direct HTTP was not established as 200. No current hospital status is reproduced.