Barbour G L
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Services and Research Information, Washington, DC.
Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1994 Mar;20(3):127-39. doi: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30056-6.
In 1991, the Department of Veterans Affairs developed an instrument to monitor various aspects of quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals. The instrument, the Quality Improvement Checklist, is composed of a series of clinical indicators or questions about administrative or clinical processes, structures, or outcomes.
For most questions, data are obtained by automated search of electronic patient data-bases maintained in each facility. Individual hospital data are collated and displayed in comparative format with those from other hospitals. Hospitals use the information to identify areas needing further study or improvement.
Hospital directors and physicians are slowly accepting the usefulness of the instrument.
1991年，退伍军人事务部开发了一种工具，用于监测退伍军人事务医院质量的各个方面。该工具即《质量改进检查表》，由一系列关于行政或临床流程、结构或结果的临床指标或问题组成。
对于大多数问题，数据通过自动搜索各机构维护的电子患者数据库获取。各医院的数据进行整理，并与其他医院的数据以比较形式呈现。医院利用这些信息来确定需要进一步研究或改进的领域。
医院院长和医生正在逐渐接受该工具的实用性。
