Audit + Quality Improvement In Primary Care

Question 1

Define audit

Answer 1

A way to find out if healthcare is being provided in line with standards and where there could be improvements
Pre defined criteria is needed

Question 2

Define quality improvement

Answer 2

Combined efforts to make changes that will lead to better patient outcomes, experiences, system professional + profession development
Requires an active change

Question 3

What are criteria and how do you set criteria for audits?

Answer 3

Statement about what should happen
e.g. patients with X should have Y
Look at guidelines

Question 4

How do you set standards for audits?

Answer 4

e.g. X% of patients with Y should have Z
- evidence based: against national data or research evidence
- consensus-based: making an informed reasonable judgement which can be justified after speaking to people - aspirational or pragmatic

Question 5

What is a PDSA approach?

Answer 5

Plan Do Study Act
- Plan: set goals, predict
- Do: test the plan, document problems, reassess + revise
- Study: complete date analysis, review lessons + decide actions
- Act: implement, evaluate, decide next cycle
- back round to pla