Implementation of a collaborative quality assessment program.
The authors describe a collaborative quality assessment program between the department of anesthesia and critical care and the department of nursing. Data were collected on patient outcomes and were presented, through case reviews, at monthly quality assessment rounds. The program has been successful in stimulating important discussions between physicians and nurses about patient care.
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Nursing Service, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Miller
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Canney
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McHugh
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards