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DEVELOPING A SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL AUDIT
Author(s) -
Pettigrew R. A.,
McDonald J. R.,
Rij A. M. van
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00295.x
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , audit plan , quality assurance , incentive , data collection , information technology audit , internal audit , medical emergency , operations management , medical education , joint audit , accounting , business , pathology , engineering , statistics , external quality assessment , mathematics , economics , microeconomics
A system for surgical audit, which has been developed during a 6 year period in an active surgical unit of a teaching hospital, is described. Following a review of the first 3 years of our computerized audit, major modifications to the audit processes and computer program were made. The key lessons for systematic practical surgical audit include the collection of essential data only, establishing audit processes within current department practices, verification of data by consultants, and the provision of incentives for all users. The current system is proving a valuable resource for quality assurance, surgical training and departmental management.