Is this a Healthcare Center of Excellence?

Healthcare Centers of Excellence “CoEs” are in the simplest term organizational models designed to deliver superior care. However the term is loosely applied in many occasions.

We have developed a structured tool to serve two main purposes:

Support establishing a de novo CoE
Assessment or improvement of existing CoEs

This instrument tests that claim against 46 standards in 10 domains, scores each on a calibrated 0–5 scale, and returns a weighted percentage, a domain profile and a prioritised gap list. Use it to plan a new center, or to audit one that already carries the name.

Framework developed by Dr. Abdulmohsen M. Alsaawi · Version 1.6 · 10 domains · 46 standards

Every standard is scored on the same six-point maturity scale. Calibrate the team against it before you begin.

Identify the center under assessment

Every field here is optional — you can start scoring straight away. They appear on the report header. The names you type stay in this browser and are never sent anywhere. When you generate the report, the scores are recorded — without any name, organization or note — so the instrument can be improved.

Center name Host organisation Clinical scope / specialty Assessment date Assessor / assessment lead Assessment purpose

Scoring is most reliable when completed by a small panel — the center's clinical lead, a quality representative and one assessor from outside the service — scoring independently and then reconciling differences. Starting an assessment always opens a blank instrument; the worked example is illustrative and never carries into your answers.