Improving quality: bridging the health sector divide

被引:4
作者
Pringle, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Div Gen Practice, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
关键词
electronic patient records; health informatics; patient empowerment; quality assurance; quality of care;
D O I
10.1093/intqhc/mzg079
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Issue. All too often, quality assurance looks at just one small part of the complex system that is health care. However, evidently each individual patient has one set of experiences and outcomes, often involving a range of health professionals in a number of settings across multiple sectors. Addressing the issue. In order to solve the problems of this complexity, we need to establish high-quality electronic recording in each of the settings. In the UK, primary care has been leading the way in adopting information technology and can now use databases for individual clinical care, for quality assurance using significant event and conventional auditing, and for research. Building towards a solution. Before we can understand and quality-assure the whole health care system, we need electronic patient records in all settings and good communication to build a summary electronic health record for each patient. Such an electronic health record will be under the control of the patient concerned, will be shared with the explicit consent of the patient, and will form the vehicle for quality assurance across all sectors of the health service.
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