TY - JOUR
T1 - A quality management project in Israeli navy primary care clinics
AU - Mankuta, D.
AU - Vinker, S.
AU - Itzhak, B.
AU - Kaiserman, I.
AU - Beiran, I.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The objective of this project was to establish a measurable process of continuous quality improvement of health care services in the Israeli naval primary care clinics. All navy clinics were surveyed at 6-month intervals. The quality of medical recording was evaluated, and instructive workshops were given on the matter. Real-time physician-patient interactions were evaluated, and immediate feedback was given to the examining physician. Complementary medical services were evaluated and steps toward improvement were taken. A total of 1043 medical records were examined. A general improvement in medical-record documentation (from a score of 6.0 ± 2.5 to a score of 7.4 ± 1.9, P < .001) was demonstrated during the first 3 years of the project. No significant change was noticed in the physician-patient interaction score. Complementary medical services improved from a score of 4.9 ± 1.5 in 1994 to a score of 7.4 ± 0.9 3 years later (P < .02). This project achieved a significant improvement in the quality of medical recording and of complementary medical services.
AB - The objective of this project was to establish a measurable process of continuous quality improvement of health care services in the Israeli naval primary care clinics. All navy clinics were surveyed at 6-month intervals. The quality of medical recording was evaluated, and instructive workshops were given on the matter. Real-time physician-patient interactions were evaluated, and immediate feedback was given to the examining physician. Complementary medical services were evaluated and steps toward improvement were taken. A total of 1043 medical records were examined. A general improvement in medical-record documentation (from a score of 6.0 ± 2.5 to a score of 7.4 ± 1.9, P < .001) was demonstrated during the first 3 years of the project. No significant change was noticed in the physician-patient interaction score. Complementary medical services improved from a score of 4.9 ± 1.5 in 1994 to a score of 7.4 ± 0.9 3 years later (P < .02). This project achieved a significant improvement in the quality of medical recording and of complementary medical services.
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U2 - 10.1177/106286069901400504
DO - 10.1177/106286069901400504
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C2 - 10531699
AN - SCOPUS:0033196845
SN - 1062-8606
VL - 14
SP - 211
EP - 215
JO - American Journal of Medical Quality
JF - American Journal of Medical Quality
IS - 5
ER -