Patient care review: results of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Hospital Survey.
This paper is a report of the Education and Professional Liaison Council of the Canadian Psychiatric Association on the results of its questionnaire to 104 psychiatric hospital facilities in Canada on the extent, type and usefulness of patient care review procedures. The results indicate that the majority of hospitals appear to have initiated one or more patient care review activities within the last decade and have been carrying these out on a regular basis. These procedures have been considered useful for patient care and for continuing medical education. Both the frequency of patient care review activity and the type of procedure used, however, are directly related to the number of psychiatrists present in the center, with those hospitals having the least resources indicating little or no activity.
D002170:Canada; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care