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Knowledge and information and the quality framework.

Ron Tomlins1

  • 1Discipline of General Practice, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. rtomlins@ozemail.com.au

Australian Family Physician
|January 26, 2007
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This study applies a quality framework to general practice in Australia, focusing on knowledge and information. It demonstrates the framework's value for assessing initiatives within the Australian clinical context.

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Health Informatics
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners developed a quality framework.
  • This framework is applied to the 'knowledge and information' domain within general practice.
  • Previous work by Booth in Australian Family Physician is referenced.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the value of the quality framework for Australian general practitioners.
  • To apply the framework to the 'knowledge and information' domain.
  • To assess policy and implementation initiatives in Australian general practice.

Main Methods:

  • Application of the quality framework to the 'knowledge and information' domain.
  • Use of selected examples relevant to Australian general practitioners.

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  • Descriptive or analytical approaches were employed.

    • Main Results:

    • The framework offers a mechanism for assessing initiatives.
    • The assessment considers the realities of clinical practice in Australia.
    • Examples include management, guideline implementation, immunisation, electronic prescribing, and decision support.

    Conclusions:

    • The quality framework is valuable for evaluating initiatives in Australian general practice.
    • It provides a practical approach to assessing policy and implementation.
    • The framework accounts for the complexities of clinical practice.