Centre for Healthcare Improvement, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Med J Aust. 2010 Oct 18;193(S8):S104-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04023.x.
The variable life-adjusted display is a graphical, statistical methodology used in Queensland to monitor patient outcomes of clinical indicators. The quality improvement cycle is a systematic approach employed by patient safety and quality programs worldwide to improve patient care. The quality improvement cycle is beneficial to the review and refinement of indicator definitions. Indicators with definitional issues that are not subject to the quality improvement cycle may initially prompt quality improvement opportunities, but are more likely to potentially lead to unnecessary chart and clinical reviews, which will disengage coders and clinicians. Queensland recently used the quality improvement cycle to refine the laparoscopic cholecystectomy complications of surgery indicator definition and several maternity definitions.
生命调整后变量显示是一种图形化、统计学方法，在昆士兰州用于监测临床指标的患者预后。质量改进周期是全球患者安全和质量项目采用的一种系统方法，旨在改善患者护理。质量改进周期有利于审查和完善指标定义。没有经过质量改进周期的指标可能会首先提示质量改进机会，但更有可能潜在地导致不必要的图表和临床审查，这将使编码员和临床医生脱离。昆士兰州最近使用质量改进周期来完善腹腔镜胆囊切除术手术并发症指标定义和几个产科定义。
