title: Quality-assuring intervention for technical medical staff at medical committees.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper seeks to examine an intervention program which was developed in order to improve the performance and skills of technical medical personnel at the military recruitment medical committees.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation of the technician soldiers' performance was carried out by the usage of a specifically farmed survey, comprising a designed questionnaire, and direct observation of their work, including appraisal of their measurements and interpretation skills.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prior to intervention, analysis revealed: insufficient knowledge of normal range of blood pressure and pulse values, visual acuity of color vision, urinalysis and their relation to the classification process at medical committees; and inadequate technicalities such as incorrect weight and height measurements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The model of the intervention program could be modified and adopted by medical committees, sports medicine examinations, periodic screening procedures, and primary care medicine in order to improve the quality of medical records and medical care.
authors: Quality Assurance and Control Committee, Medical Corps, IDF, Haifa, Israel. chaiter@bezeqint.net
authors: Yoram
authors: Y
authors: Chaiter
authors: Elio
authors: E
authors: Palma
authors: Yossy
authors: Y
authors: Machluf
authors: Avi
authors: A
authors: Yona
authors: Avi
authors: A
authors: Cohen
authors: Avinoam
authors: A
authors: Pirogovsky
authors: Tamar
authors: T
authors: Shohat
authors: Amir
authors: A
authors: Ytzhak
authors: Nachman
authors: N
authors: Ash
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002983:Clinical Competence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008889:Military Personnel; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016482:Urinalysis; D014787:Vision Tests