Clinical audit is at the heart of clinical governance. Provides the mechanisms for reviewing the quality of everyday care provided to patients with common conditions like asthma or diabetes. Builds on a long history of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals reviewing case notes and seeking ways to serve their patients better. Addresses the quality issues systematically and explicitly, providing reliable information. Can confirm the quality of clinical services and highlight the need for improvement. Provides clear statements of principle about clinical audit in the NHS.
New to this edition is an appendix containing 16 supporting tools, many of which are also accessible online. This edition modernizes the previous ones by centering care on the patient and including the patient in the team.
The Unofficial Guide to Medical Research, Audit and Teaching
“The Ethics of Using QI Methods to Improve Quality and Safety in Health Care.” Hastings Center Report 36, no. 4 (2006): S1–S40. ... Brook, R., C. Kamberg, and E. McGlynn. ... Quality Improvement Through Planned Experimentation, 3rd ed.
Revision of: Evaluation of health care quality in advanced practice nursing / [edited by] Joanne V. Hickey, Christine A. Brosnan. c2012.
A Step-by-step Guide to Enhancing Your Practice's Revenue and Compliance Joe Rivet, Sharon Bolarakis ... published by the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors; JustCoding.com, published by HCPro, Inc.; and Briefings on APCs, ...
Written by an internationally-recognized expert in the field of quality management, this book will serve as your guide for planning and implementing a successful quality measurement program in your healthcare facility.
This second edition goes beyond the fundamentals of E/M coding and delves into the gray, problematic compliance areas. Author Joe Rivet delivers step-by-step guidance from beginning to end of the E/M audit process.
Healthcare Auditor's Handbook