Open AccessDoes a Post-take Ward Round Proforma Lead to Sustainable Improvements in Quality of Documentation for Patients Admitted to the Medical Assessment Unit?
Author(s) -
Abu-Bakarr S. Kamara,
Stuart Henderson,
Carmen Rodrigo,
J Dulay
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0143
Subject(s) - documentation , medicine , unit (ring theory) , quality (philosophy) , lead (geology) , medical unit , medical emergency , mathematics education , mathematics , computer science , programming language , philosophy , epistemology , geomorphology , geology
This study assessed the quality of post-take ward round (PTWR) documentation, specifically looking at twelve criteria, in the medical assessment unit (MAU) prior to, 3- months and 2-years after introducing a PTWR proforma. 216 case records were analysed; 40 prior to, 40 three-months and 146 two-years after introducing the PTWR proforma. There was a significant improvement in eight criteria threemonths after introducing the PTWR proforma. These improvements were sustained two-years later and significant improvements made in a further 3 criteria (1 at p < 0.05 and 2 at p < 0.01).