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Quality Control of Patient Care — The Practical Application of Problem Oriented Medical Records
Author(s) -
Newble D. I.,
Judd S. J.,
Wangel A. G.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1974.tb03141.x
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , medical unit , control (management) , medical record , patient care , medical emergency , quality (philosophy) , unit (ring theory) , identification (biology) , medical care , quality management , nursing , operations management , medical education , management system , surgery , computer science , engineering , philosophy , botany , mathematics education , management , epistemology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , economics , biology
Summary: The Weed system of problem oriented medical records has been successfully introduced into a general medical unit without the need for computers or specialised stationery. The change requires an increased time commitment by resident and senior staff and the development of a training programme in case record structuring for new staff. The system is acceptable to resident staff who recognise an improvement in their own training and in patient care. A weekly clinical audit has been an integral part of the system. A quality control procedure has been developed and applied to the management of myocardial infarction. This has involved identification of problem areas and formulation of a unit policy. It is felt that this procedure has resulted in an improvement in the quality of total patient care.