Internal Chart Audits in a Neighborhood Health Program
A Problem-oriented Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9101703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | EDWARD G DREYFUS (Neighborhood Health), RONALD MINSON (Neighborhood Health), John A Sbarbaro (0000-0002-8610-3945, Neighborhood Health), David L Cowen (Neighborhood Health) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 449-454 |
| Publication date | 1971-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197109000-00008 |
| PMID | 5123762 |
| OpenAlex | W2077521708 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Chart review for quality of care and quality of record-keeping in an ambulatory setting has been generally unsatisfactory because of the episodic nature of ambulatory practice and the brevity of notes usually written. In the program described, the staff physicians choose a well-defined topic for review, establish standards, review the appropriate charts for a selected period of time and discuss the findings in regular staff meetings. The method of review is simple to perform and has been quite acceptable to the staff. The involvement of the staff at all stages appears to be contributing significantly to group cohesiveness and to the program of continuing education. Our follow-up study has demonstrated marked improvement both in practice and in charting
Audit · Business · Chart · Operations management · Process management · Statistics · Accounting · Computer Science · Engineering · Healthcare Policy and Management · Mathematics
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1975 - 1982 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |