Concurrent quality assurance in hospital care. Report of a study by Private Initiative in PSRO
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- DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197805252982104
Concurrent quality assurance in hospital care. Report of a study by Private Initiative in PSRO
Abstract
To test the feasibility and effects of incorporating concurrent quality assurance (CQA) into the concurrent utilization reviews required by PSRO's, adherence to essential criteria of medical care and attainment of expected immediate outcomes were monitored prospectively in 5604 cases of seven conditions in 24 experimental and 26 control hospitals in five PSRO areas. CQA was not consistently associated with improved documentation in records, but was associated with slightly better adherence to treatment criteria in all five PSRO areas (P less than 0.03). Adherence to pooled documentation or treatment criteria was unrelated to outcomes. However, failure to adhere to disease-specific scientifically validated treatment criteria was associated with unsatisfactory outcomes in bacterial pneumonia (P less than 0.01) and acute myocardial infarction (P less than 0.02). CQA was professionally acceptable, technically feasible and compatible with PSRO reviews. Given adequate physician support, CQA can produce slightly greater adherence to treatment criteria. If the criteria are valid, adherence may lead to improved immediate outcomes in some diseases.
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