Hospital accreditation involves a wide range of aspects and has a significant impact, receiving widespread attention from multiple parties and is a topic worthy of in-depth research. This article provides a review of research on hospital accreditation both domestically and internationally, focusing on key issues such as whether accreditation can promote the improvement of medical quality and whether third-party evaluation should be introduced. The aim is to reveal the shortcomings of research on hospital accreditation in China, provide direction for subsequent research on hospital accreditation in China, and provide a reference for improving the hospital accreditation system in China.
