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[Peer review-can we detect risk factors and errors to improve the quality of patient care?]
1Klinik für Urologie, Prostatakarzinomzentrum/Schwerpunkt Niere im Onkologischen Zentrum, HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Nordhäuser Str. 74, 99089, Erfurt, Deutschland. thomas.steiner@helios-gesundheit.de.
Background:
Concepts for measuring and improving the quality of patient care in hospitals have become increasingly important in recent years.
Objectives:
The peer review procedure which has been developed by the Helios Clinic Group and Initiative for Quality Medicine (IQM) is described.
Materials And Methods:
In peer review, medical records are reviewed by experienced external physicians. Inadequacies are identified, improvement protocols initiated, and concrete measures for improvement of patient care derived.
Results:
The described procedure is able to identify patient risks and errors during the course of treatment with the subsequent goal of avoiding repetition. In a retrospective, observational quality management study, peer review led to a significant decrease in mortality rates for various diseases.
Conclusions:
Peer review represents the optimal procedure of medical quality management by systematic review and open discussion with colleagues.
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