Medical Audit
Cambridge University Press, 7/5/2010
EAN 9780521446044, ISBN10: 052144604X
Paperback, 458 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Language: English
The application of audit to resource allocation and clinical practice has emerged as a fundamental principle in Western medical systems over recent years. Used effectively, audit can have wide-ranging benefits for both the patient and the practitioner, in terms of resource management and quality of care. To set up an efficient and productive audit facility requires careful planning and may encounter resistance. This book provides a detailed account of audit processes and discusses the application of audit in a variety of medical settings. It is both a thoughtful review and a practical guide to successful medical audit, the collection and utilization of information for effective resource management and improved patient care, in the hospital and in the community.
1. Introduction
2. Audit - historical and future perspectives R. B. Duthie
3. Audit philosophy C. D. Shaw
4. Medical audit - a view from the centre D. Mac Pherson
5. Audit - a view from the Royal College of Surgeons of England H. B. Devlin
6. Medical audit - the regional viewpoint I. Bowns
7. Medical audit - the needs of the District Health Authorities H. W. Purser and J. Secker-Walker
8. Resource management and budget holding A. Bradford and M. Dinsmore
9. Unit and district information systems M. W. Beaver and T. J. Dyson
10. Read codes and medical audit J. D. Read
11. Data capture direct from doctors D. Marsh and J. Barrie
12. Computer systems - practice, limitations and pitfalls P. J. Radford
13. Paediatric audit P. C. Holland
14. Audit in obstetrics and gynaecology H. K. Gordon and N. B. Patel
15. Audit in therapeutics M. D. Rawlins and J. M. Smith
16. Audit in general surgery J. R. W. Gumpert
17. Orthopaedic audit - guidelines and hints S. P. Frostick
18. Installing audit in general practice and general dental practice M. Pendlebury and G. Brown
19. Clinical audit in psychiatry - models for audit in mental health J. K. Wing
20. Audit in anaesthesia D. W. Riddington and J. F. Bion
21. Audit in intensive care J. F. Bion
22. Medical audit - lessons from the USA R. B. Keller
23. Quality control in health care - the Dutch experience M. B. Lagaay
24. Medical audit - experience from Sweden K-G. Thorngren
25. Performance indicators J. Boyce
26. Measuring outcome and quality control D. W. Yates and C. S. B. Galasko
27. Audit - will it work? C. Bulstrode
28. What has been achieved so far? S. P. Frostick
29. A practical guide to audit S. P. Frostick.