title: Quality management and registries.
abstract: This article provides a review of key concepts in quality management (QM) for ambulatory anesthesia. The importance of collecting data from every case is emphasized, and important outcome measures are recommended. The use of specific data collection tools and methodologies is discussed, including the national registry projects of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and the Anesthesia Quality Institute. A brief overview is provided of how to use QM data to improve patient outcomes within an anesthesia practice.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia Quality Institute, 520 North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA. Electronic address: r.dutton@asahq.org.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dutton
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012042:Registries
keywords: Ambulatory anesthesia; Anesthesia Quality Institute; National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry; Quality management; Registries