Studies in health technology and informatics
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 1994
Case-based quality management system for surgery, a bottom up approach.
Quality control has become a familiar concept in health care in The Netherlands in the last ten years, as it has elsewhere in the Western world. To achieve the goals of total quality, medical audit plays a central role in the process. An important issue for medical audit is to collect consistent and coherent data on the medical performance. ⋯ The role of Information Technology to achieve these goals is growing at an impressive pace. A more complete documentation of the care process will increasingly support a case based approach, which will be essential for a comprehensive analysis and Management of the care provided to patients. The paper supports a systematic collection of data documenting structure, process and outcome.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 1994
Case-based information systems in Swedish health care. General aspects and experiences from the Stockholm County Council.
The paper gives a brief overview of some national case-based information systems in Swedish health care together with an application from the Stockholm County Council. A background section on the Swedish health care system is also included. Several case-based information systems have been developed within Swedish health care. ⋯ There is today an increased interest to use case-based information systems for quality assessment and continuous quality improvement. An increasing number of analyses are made at the local level. However, national case-based data are still very valuable to make regional comparisons possible and to produce relevant reference data in local applications.