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Taryn Bessen1, Stephen McDonald1
1Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract:
Clinical quality registries (CQRs) systematically collect information about the safety and quality of health care, and through risk-adjusted and benchmarked reports drive improvements in patient care. Most commonly however, the information and insights from CQRs remain within clinical units and/or specialties rather than being embedded within organisational governance. We describe the key elements of organisational infrastructure that are essential to translate CQR data into system-wide quality improvement at a health service and jurisdictional level.
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