scholarly journals Audit in two acute psychiatric units

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 351-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dutta ◽  
R. R. Parker ◽  
T. W. Fleet

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (1989) has recently produced its own preliminary report on medical audit. It defines medical audit as: “The systematic, critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including the procedures used for diagnosis and treatment, the use of resources and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patients.” This definition is in essence similar to that of the Royal College of Physicians.

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 278-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Garden ◽  
Femi Oyebode ◽  
Stuart Cumella

Medical audit has been defined as the systematic, critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including the procedures used for diagnosis and treatment, the use of resources and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patient (DOH, 1989). The White Paper Working for Patients states that the Government proposes that every consultant should participate in a form of medical audit agreed between management and the profession locally. It also states that management should be able to initiate an independent professional audit.


1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 550-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hatton ◽  
Edward B. Renvoize

Medical audit has been defined “as the systematic, critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including the procedures used for diagnosis and treatment, the use of resources, and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patient” (Department of Health, 1989).


1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jones

Medical audit has been defined as the systematic, critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including the procedures used for diagnosis and treatment, the use of resources, and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patients (Department of Health, 1989). The medical profession has been under pressure to extend and improve audit procedures in recent years (McKee et al, 1989), but there have been doubts about the most satisfactory methods, particularly in psychiatry (Garden & Oyebode, 1989). There are numerous methodological problems in measuring the outcome of psychosocial care (Shaw, 1989; Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989). Indicators of outcome which have been used in medicine include incidence of adverse events. Reintervention rates do offer some measure of outcome, and have been used widely in other medical specialities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
S. S. BUDARIN ◽  

The article reveals methodological approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of the use of resources of medi-cal organizations in order to improve the availability and quality of medical care based on the application of the methodology of performance audit; a methodological approach to the use of individual elements of the efficiency audit methodology for evaluating the performance of medical organizations and the effectiveness of the use of available resources is proposed.


Author(s):  
I. I. Dolgina ◽  
I. G. Dolzhenkova ◽  
V. V. Savich ◽  
M. F. Grigorian

The study analyzes the effectiveness of simulation training aimed at introducing protocols for resuscitation and thrombolytic therapy for emergency medical workers and vascular centers in teamwork by analyzing the clinical outcomes of resuscitation measures, the number and effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy at the prehospital stage and in vascular centers. It has been shown that team simulation trainings contribute to improving the quality of medical care for patients with acute coronary syndrome, improving patient survival and their quality of life.


1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 536-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Spear

The aim of medical audit is to improve the quality of medical care (Department of Health, 1989). There was concern that patients referred to a psychogeriatric service (Service X) did not have adequate access to computerised tomography. The nearest computerised tomography scanner was located in a neighbouring district and direct referrals were not accepted. Computerised tomography scans could be obtained indirectly by referral to neurosurgeons. Because of these difficulties “potentially treatable structural lesions” (such as cerebral tumours and subdural haematomas) may have been missed. We decided to compare the use of computerised tomography scans with a nearby service (Service Y) which had a computerised tomography scanner on site. Service X had a catchment population of 33,000 aged over 65 and Service Y a catchment population of 23,420 aged over 65.


2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Azhari ◽  
G Marggraf ◽  
Y Erim ◽  
M Beckmann ◽  
M Pennewiß ◽  
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