Does Clinical Governance influence the quality of medical records?

Andrea Poscia; Elena Azzolini; Pasquale Cacciatore; Antonio Giulio De Belvis; Massimo Volpe; Andrea Cambieri; Gianfranco Damiani; Walter Ricciardi; Maria Lucia Specchia

doi:10.4415/ANN_18_02_05

Does Clinical Governance influence the quality of medical records?

Andrea Poscia, Elena Azzolini, Pasquale Cacciatore, Antonio Giulio De Belvis, Massimo Volpe, Andrea Cambieri, Gianfranco Damiani, Walter Ricciardi, Maria Lucia Specchia

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Background. Clinical Governance (CG) is a validated framework for continuous quality improvement in health care settings. Quality medical records may reflect the quality of care delivered and are a viable tool to implement CG skills. Aim. Aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the level of implementation of CG dimensions and the quality of medical records. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out in an Italian Teaching Hospital. CG implementation levels were quantified through a systematic methodology (OPTIGOV

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-108
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Volume	54
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4415/ANN_18_02_05
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Clinical Governance
Medical records
OPTIGOV
Quality assessment

Access to Document

10.4415/ANN_18_02_05

Cite this

@article{f6760133f2d4412a80d1d17a292878cb,

title = "Does Clinical Governance influence the quality of medical records?",

abstract = "Background. Clinical Governance (CG) is a validated framework for continuous quality improvement in health care settings. Quality medical records may reflect the quality of care delivered and are a viable tool to implement CG skills. Aim. Aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the level of implementation of CG dimensions and the quality of medical records. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out in an Italian Teaching Hospital. CG implementation levels were quantified through a systematic methodology (OPTIGOV",

keywords = "Clinical Governance, Medical records, OPTIGOV, Quality assessment",

author = "Andrea Poscia and Elena Azzolini and Pasquale Cacciatore and {De Belvis}, {Antonio Giulio} and Massimo Volpe and Andrea Cambieri and Gianfranco Damiani and Walter Ricciardi and Specchia, {Maria Lucia}",

year = "2018",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.4415/ANN_18_02_05",

language = "English",

volume = "54",

pages = "104--108",

journal = "Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita",

issn = "0021-2571",