title: The use of relational databases in the transition from quality assurance to continuous quality improvement: a clinical practice model.
abstract: The use of both clinical medical and administrative databases is discussed in the context of an academic anesthesiology's transition from the tenets of quality assurance to those of continuous quality improvements. A historical framework is presented. The basic and aggregate models are introduced, and examples are used to illustrate the composite system.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8051, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Swamidoss
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watrous
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Barash
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brull
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management