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Quality and its measurement

L L Wilson1

  • 1Qual-Med Pty Ltd, Connell's Point, NSW, Australia. LWilson10@compuserve.com

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice
|September 23, 1998
PubMed
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Australian hospitals can now quantify clinical care quality using medical record data and outcome criteria. This Structured Quality Review method enables essential quality improvement initiatives.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Informatics
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Assessing clinical care quality is not yet standard practice in Australian hospitals.
  • Quantifiable quality measurement is crucial for effective healthcare improvement.
  • Existing indirect quality measures are underutilized for assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a quantifiable method for assessing clinical care quality in Australian hospitals.
  • To describe the Structured Quality Review methodology for quality measurement.
  • To present Quality Standards in Medicine as a tool for quality assessment and improvement.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing medical record data to compare against outcome and process criteria.
  • Employing a methodology called Structured Quality Review, developed by Wilson and Goldschmidt.

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  • Describing the commercial product, Quality Standards in Medicine, which implements this approach.

    • Main Results:

    • The Structured Quality Review methodology enables the quantification of clinical care quality.
    • This approach facilitates the measurement of quality improvement over time.
    • Quality Standards in Medicine provides a practical tool for implementing these assessments.

    Conclusions:

    • Structured Quality Review offers a viable method for quantifying clinical care quality in Australia.
    • Implementing such tools can integrate quality assessment into hospital culture.
    • This approach supports systematic quality improvement in healthcare settings.