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Smart Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare: A Mixed Methods Study

Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Akıllı Kalite ve Akreditasyon: Karma Yöntemli Bir Çalışma

Ersin Kocaman(TEKİRDAĞ NAMIK KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3825-1548
Bahriye Terlemez(TEKİRDAĞ NAMIK KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6805-8020
Pages
178–202
Publication Date
2026-09-30
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The bibliometric findings indicate that accreditation, quality improvement, and patient safety constitute the conceptual core of the field, while governance, risk management, and competence-related themes have gained visibility in recent years.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study employed a two-stage sequential mixed-methods research design to jointly examine the conceptual development and strategic cause-effect structure of smart quality and accreditation systems in healthcare.
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Key Findings & Data:In the first stage, 715 articles covering the 2016-2025 period, retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection on 18 April 2025, were analysed using Biblioshiny.
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Conclusion & Impact:The bibliometric findings indicate that accreditation, quality improvement, and patient safety constitute the conceptual core of the field, while governance, risk management, and competence-related themes have gained visibility in recent years.
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📍Scope:2016-2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Akıllı Kalite · Akıllı Akreditasyon · Sağlık Hizmetleri

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This study employed a two-stage sequential mixed-methods research design to jointly examine the conceptual development and strategic cause-effect structure of smart quality and accreditation systems in healthcare. In the first stage, 715 articles covering the 2016-2025 period, retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection on 18 April 2025, were analysed using Biblioshiny. Performance indicators, keyword co-occurrence, multiple correspondence analysis, thematic mapping, thematic evolution, and trend topics were examined. In the second stage, eight strategic criteria derived from the bibliometric findings were analysed using DEMATEL, based on ratings provided by 10 experts on a scale from 0 to 4. The bibliometric findings indicate that accreditation, quality improvement, and patient safety constitute the conceptual core of the field, while governance, risk management, and competence-related themes have gained visibility in recent years. In the DEMATEL analysis, Data-Driven Quality Measurement and Performance Monitoring had the highest prominence value (D+R=14.1106), while Digital Quality Management Infrastructure (D-R=1.3999), Leadership and Strategic Governance (D-R=1.3722), and Continuous Quality Improvement Capacity (D-R=0.4194) were classified in the net-influencing group. The findings demonstrate that smart quality and accreditation should be addressed within a socio-technical framework in which technological, governance, and organizational learning capacities are evaluated together. By revealing the structural transformation of the literature on smart quality and accreditation in healthcare, this study provides direction for future research.

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Bu çalışma, sağlık hizmetlerinde akıllı kalite ve akreditasyon sistemlerinin kavramsal gelişimini ve stratejik neden-sonuç yapısını birlikte incelemek amacıyla iki aşamalı olarak sıralı karma yöntem araştırma tasarımıyla yürütülmüştür. İlk aşamada, Web of Science Core Collection’dan 18 Nisan 2025 tarihinde elde edilen 2016-2025 dönemine ait 715 makale Biblioshiny kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Performans göstergeleri, anahtar kelime eş-görünümü, çoklu uyum analizi, tematik harita, tematik evrim ve trend konular incelenmiştir. İkinci aşamada, bibliyometrik bulgulardan türetilen sekiz stratejik kriter, 10 uzmanın 0-4 ölçeğindeki değerlendirmeleri kullanılarak DEMATEL yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bibliyometrik bulgular, akreditasyon, kalite iyileştirme ve hasta güvenliğinin alanın kavramsal çekirdeğinde bulunduğuna; yönetişim, risk yönetimi ve yetkinlik temalarının yakın dönemde görünürlük kazandığını göstermektedir. DEMATEL analizinde Veri Temelli Kalite Ölçüm ve Performans İzleme en yüksek merkezilik değerine sahipken (D+R=14,1106), Dijital Kalite Yönetim Altyapısı (D-R=1,3999), Liderlik ve Stratejik Yönetişim (D-R=1,3722) ve Sürekli Kalite İyileştirme Kapasitesi (D-R=0,4194) net etkileyen grupta yer almaktadır. Bulgular, akıllı kalite ve akreditasyonun teknoloji, yönetişim ve kurumsal öğrenme kapasitelerinin birlikte değerlendirildiği sosyo-teknik bir çerçevede ele alınması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, sağlık hizmetlerinde akıllı kalite ve akreditasyon literatürünün yapısal dönüşümünü ortaya koyarak gelecekteki araştırmalara yön göstermektedir

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Kocaman, E., Terlemez, B. (2026). Smart Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare: A Mixed Methods Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 178–202. https://doi.org/10.31200/makuubd.2029510

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