Mortality review: an exercise in improving competency and care.
Mortality review (MR) is the systematic analysis of end-of-life care examining deaths that occurred in designated locations or populations. The goal is to find ways to improve early intervention with those at risk of death, both individually and collectively. As a quality improvement method, MR includes input from multiple disciplines, including pharmacy, and it follows detailed, proscribed processes. While not a regulatory requirement, implementing MR routinely in long-term care settings has the potential to improve care for residents, decision-making, and coordination of care among staff.
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jeannette Y
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Wick
Guido R
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Zanni
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D009026:Mortality; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*