Process / pipelineQuality assurance, Outcomes measurement
Clinical Audit
Clinical audit is a systematic, cyclical process that measures the quality of clinical care against evidence-based standards and benchmarks, identifies gaps, and implements improvements to bring practice into alignment with current best evidence. Originating in the UK NHS, clinical audit is now a fundamental quality assurance tool in healthcare organizations worldwide.
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Sources
- Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. National Academies Press. DOI: 10.17226/10027 ↗
- Davies, H. T., Crombie, I. K., & Tavakoli, M. (2006). When can odds ratios mislead? British Medical Journal, 316(7136), 989–991. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7136.989 ↗
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). (2002). Principles for best practice in clinical audit. Royal Society of Medicine Press. link ↗