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MINISTRY OF HEALTH RECOGNIZES THE INTERNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS OF THE U.S. JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL (JCI)
On January 20, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health convened a meeting of the Appraisal Council to recognize the international quality standards of the U.S. Joint Commission International (JCI).
The meeting was chaired by Professor, Doctor Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health and Chair of the Council.
The Appraisal Council for recognizing the international quality standards of the U.S. Joint Commission International (JCI) was established under Decision No. 4024/QĐ-BYT dated December 31, 2025, issued by the Minister of Health. The Council is tasked with appraising and reviewing the recognition of JCI’s international quality standards in accordance with Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BYT, which provides detailed regulations for the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Medical Service Administration.
The U.S. Joint Commission International (JCI) is an affiliated unit of the Joint Commission Group and was established in 1951. It is a leading global organization providing accreditation, assessment, certification of healthcare quality, and quality improvement services. To date, JCI has accredited more than 24,000 healthcare facilities in over 70 countries and territories and has more than 600 experts worldwide who provide consultancy support, evaluation, and certification of healthcare service quality and patient safety.
At the meeting, members of the Council listened to a presentation by Mr. Nick Liew, Asia–Pacific Regional Manager of the U.S. Joint Commission International (JCI), on the content of the JCI Quality Standards Version 8 and the results of JCI assessments and accreditations in Vietnam recently.
According to the report, Vietnam currently has nine medical examination and treatment facilities accredited by JCI, including eight hospitals; five hospitals have successfully maintained the “JCI Gold Seal of Approval” through multiple survey cycles; one organization has achieved system-level or hospital network accreditation; and one outpatient clinic. Notably, to date, only one public hospital in Vietnam has been accredited by JCI.
Representatives noted that, to participate in the JCI accreditation process, healthcare facilities must implement more than 1,100 measurable elements. This set of standards is assessed as having stringent requirements and a rigorous evaluation process, while the accreditation costs remain relatively high compared to the conditions and practical context of many healthcare facilities in Vietnam.
During the discussion, members of the Council highly appreciated the value and comprehensiveness of the JCI standards in improving healthcare service quality and ensuring patient safety. At the same time, opinions suggested that JCI study and adjust the implementation roadmap to better align with Vietnam’s practical conditions, thereby creating opportunities for hospitals to gradually participate in and integrate into international healthcare quality accreditation and certification programs.
Speaking at the meeting, Dr. Ha Anh Duc, Director General of the Department of Medical Service Administration (Ministry of Health), stated that previously the Ministry of Health had appraised and recognized the international quality standards of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). On that basis, the Department of Medical Service Administration is researching and developing an advanced hospital quality standards framework oriented toward inheriting existing criteria, approaching and integrating with international standards, while remaining suitable to Vietnam’s specific context.
According to Dr. Ha Anh Duc, the advanced hospital quality standards framework will be designed with tiered evaluation levels and a clear implementation roadmap, enabling hospitals to proactively carry out quality improvement, sustainably upgrade their rankings, and gradually approach international quality standards.
Concluding the meeting, Professor, Doctor Tran Van Thuan congratulated the international quality standards of the U.S. Joint Commission International (JCI) on being officially recognized in Vietnam. The Deputy Minister requested that JCI take in and fully consider the opinions of the Council members during the forthcoming implementation process.
Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan also expressed his hope that JCI’s criteria would include provisions more suitable to encourage the participation of public hospitals in Vietnam in the accreditation program. In the immediate future, the Ministry of Health will soon promulgate the advanced hospital quality standards framework, creating a foundation for domestic hospitals to continuously improve, independently upgrade their quality rankings, and approach international benchmarks, with the aim of attracting foreign patients to seek medical examination and treatment in Vietnam, thereby contributing to the effective implementation of the High-Quality Medical Tourism Project.
Source: Ministry of Health – Department of Medical Service Administration
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