Computer-assisted quality assurance: development and performance of a respiratory care program.
The Departments of Respiratory Care and Medical Informatics at LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, developed a computer-assisted system (HELP) to monitor the quality assurance (QA) of respiratory care services. The system addresses the immediate needs of patients through a daily medical director's alert report, which allows the medical director to intervene in acute situations as they arise. The department's QA program monitors and evaluates clinical indicators of staff performance in terms of stated policies and procedures. The integrated data base allows functions to be performed without labor-intensive chart reviews.
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Department of Respiratory Care, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT 84143.
D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012124:Respiratory Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000592:standards; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014589:Utah