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National standards for general practice

B Booth¹, R Hays, K Douglas

¹Quality Assurance and Continuing Medical Education Program, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, NSW.

Australian Family Physician

|January 27, 1999

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New standards for Australian general practices were developed and validated over four years. These standards ensure minimum quality features and form the basis for a voluntary accreditation system.

Area of Science:

Healthcare Quality and Safety
General Practice Standards
Medical Accreditation

Background:

Australian general practices require standardized quality measures.
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners initiated a standards development project.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a set of standards for Australian general practices.
To establish minimum acceptable features for general practices in the mid-1990s.

Main Methods:

An iterative development process involving extensive consultation.
Field testing of draft standards in 199 urban and rural general practices.
Validation of content validity, reliability, and feasibility of the practice visit protocol.

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Main Results:

The developed standards demonstrated content validity.
The standards were found to be reliably measurable.
The practice visit protocol was confirmed as feasible.
Standards are calibrated for mid-1990s general practice expectations.

Conclusions:

The standards provide a valid and reliable framework for general practice quality.
The standards are suitable for a voluntary practice accreditation system.
Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited adopted these standards for accreditation.