[The Good Medical Department. Results from a national survey of quality in 1998].
BACKGROUND
This cross-sectional study describes quality related data from 39 medical wards in Denmark.


METHODS
The study is based on a review of 1517 medical records and a short patient interview. The medical departments took part voluntarily in the study, which was initiated by the Danish Society for Internal Medicine.


RESULTS
A total of 23 quality-related indicators related to the planning of the treatment, documentation in patient records, and care were registered. The day before the data collection was an inactive inpatient day for 22.8 +/- 1.1% of patients. Allergy was insufficiently documented in the medical record for 18.8 +/- 1.0% of patients. Weight was not documented in 48.8 +/- 1.3% of patients. Considerations about anticoagulation treatment of atrial fibrillation were not documented in 50.1 +/- 3.6% of patients with atrial fibrillation.


CONCLUSIONS
This study indicates that it is possible on a voluntary basis to collect and distribute quality-related data. The survey has recently been repeated with a modified data registration sheet.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Den gode medicinske afdeling. Resultater fra en national undersøgelse af kvalitet i 1998.