Prybil Lawrence D, Bardach David R, Fardo David W
1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Am J Med Qual. 2014 Jan-Feb;29(1):39-43. doi: 10.1177/1062860613485407. Epub 2013 May 7.
In hospitals and health systems, ensuring that organizational standards for patient care quality are adopted and that processes for monitoring and improving clinical services are in place are among governing boards' most important duties. A recent study examined board oversight of patient care quality in 14 of the country's 15 largest private nonprofit health systems. The findings show that 13 of the 14 boards have standing committees with oversight responsibility for patient quality and safety within their system; 11 of the 14 system boards formally adopt systemwide quality measures and standards; and all 14 regularly receive written reports on systemwide and hospital performance. In recent months, most of these boards had adopted action plans directed at improving their system's performance with respect to patient care quality.
在医院和医疗系统中，确保采用患者护理质量的组织标准以及建立监测和改善临床服务的流程，是管理委员会最重要的职责之一。最近一项研究调查了美国15家最大的私立非营利性医疗系统中的14家对患者护理质量的董事会监督情况。研究结果显示，14家董事会中有13家设有常务委员会，对其系统内的患者质量和安全负有监督责任；14家系统董事会中有11家正式采用全系统的质量措施和标准；所有14家董事会都定期收到有关全系统和医院绩效的书面报告。近几个月来，这些董事会中的大多数都通过了旨在提高其系统在患者护理质量方面表现的行动计划。
