Improving clinical indicators in acute admissions to the Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital.
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Clinical indicators are an important component of quality assessment of clinical services. We outline the strategies used in the department of Geriatric Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) to report on and improve the results. The clinical indicator for assessment of cognitive function had improved from 19% in September 1998 to 64% in February 1999. The clinical indicator for assessment of physical function has been maintained at 80%. There have been revisions to the definitions of the clinical indicators for 1999. The current clinical indicators used in this department can be modified for comparison nationwide amongst geriatric units.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
دوره 23 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000