Initiation of a quality assurance program for social work practice in a teaching hospital.
This first-stage paper describes the steps taken in implementing a quality assurance program. The rationale for writing social work protocols based on medical diagnosis or tasks rather than on psychosocial diagnosis is explained in detail. Protocols for adult rheumatoid arthritis, pediatric cancer, adult discharge planning, and adult nursing home placement are included to demonstrate the result of the medical diagnosis/task approach.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010380:Peer Review; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards*