Once you have received administrative approval, you are ready to register. For more information on how to register a new facility, check out the IASIOS Registration Guide.

An activation email will be sent to your application’s main account holder once registration is complete with your respective facility code. This code will allow more members of your facility to join the application.

After submitting your registration form, you will receive an invoice for the IASIOS enrolment and annual fee. Once payment has been received, your facility will be given the IASIOS Enrolled seal.

Many hospitals have a Quality Assurance department that can facilitate the process of accrediting your department. Encourage your team to collaborate on the application, from collecting evidence to filling out the answers.

To better understand how to manage the application for accreditation, we have translated the application manual into 9 languages to help guide you through the process, available for all facilities upon enrolment.

Start filling out the application. The questions do NOT have to be answered in numerical order. Save your progress as you go, and track which questions still require your attention in the summary.

Bring members of your team working on the application to join one of our workshops, designed to help facilities with their applications, with tips from accredited centres on implementing changes and meeting the criteria.

Review the standards of Quality Assurance any changes required to meet the criteria for accreditation and improve your patient pathway. Read our frequently asked questions.

Once your application has been completed and you meet all the criteria for accreditation, your Authorised Representative will be able to submit the application, and the assessment process will begin

In the 4 years as an accredited facility, you will be able to work on improving your patient pathway to meet all core and extended criteria in the standards of QA.

6 months before the expiration of your accreditation, you will receive a re-certification invoice. Once settled, you will receive access to your re-certification application.

Once you have completed your re-certification application and meet all the criteria from the standards, you can apply for Centre of Excellence. If you do not meet all the extended criteria, you can apply for another 4 years as an Accredited Centre.