Accountability via Chart Audits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15744646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abraham Schwab (City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 503-507 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.7.pfor1-0707 |
| PMID | 23218109 |
| OpenAlex | W127513643 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In this short article, I will make a case for physician accountability via audit that moves away from some traditional conceptions of accountability. On my view, to hold some individual or organization accountable is to attempt to identify areas where improved performance is needed. I will start with some reasonable targets for medical practice and then discuss some strategies that can improve our aim. Of course, to identify the best strategies, we will have to take account of the current state of medicine
Accountability · Audit · Business · Chart · Internal audit · Joint audit · Performance audit · Political science · Process management · State (computer science · Computer Science · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Accounting
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |