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Clinical Governance – from rhetoric to reality?
Although Clinical Governance now has a strong structural base in the National Health Service (NHS), its actual application in terms of service delivery is more inconsistent...
Keywords: Appraisal, Clinical Governance, clinical improvement groups quality, clinical information, skills and competences
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterRealising the developmental potential of Clinical Governance
To be effective, Clinical Governance should reach all levels of a healthcare organisation...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, ill-suited model, integrated care pathways, issues-focused model, responsible autonomy
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterRe-energising Clinical Governance through Integrated Governance
The purpose of this paper is to accurately identify the future governance arrangements the NHS will follow, a close examination of the roles of Directors in implementing such a policy, and the National Policy documents that are required to put this in place.
Keywords: Board Directors, Clinical Governance, Integrated Governance, NHS policy, quality
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterClinical Governance: from clinical risk management to continuous quality improvement
Reducing medical errors has become an international concern. Population-based studies from a number of nations around the world have consistently demonstrated unacceptably high rates of medical injury and preventable deaths...
Keywords: adverse event reporting, Clinical Governance, clinical risk management, Continuous Quality Improvement, error prevention, healthcare system, patient safety
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterInvolvement of patients in Clinical Governance
Clinical Governance is a framework through which the National Health Service (NHS) organisations in the UK are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, Healthcare Commission, Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service, patient and public involvement, patient empowerment
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterTeaching and Continuing Professional Development: an Italian experience
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a key factor for effective implementation of Clinical Governance...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, Continuing Professional Development, core competencies, Evidence-based Medicine, lifelong learning, training
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterNew National Healthcare Information System
Currently the increased healthcare needs of the population call for strategic planning that provides tools to balance the costs of the system with the quality of services offered...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, eHealth, Electronic health record, monitoring net attendance, quality of healthcare
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterClinical Governance and Laboratory Medicine: is the Electronic Medical Record our best friend or sworn enemy?
This review attempts to address the question: is the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) our best friend or sworn enemy in the context of Clinical Governance and Laboratory Medicine? It provides a brief overview of the history and development of Clinical Governance before going on to define an EMR...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, Electronic health record, Electronic Medical Record
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterClinical Governance and evidence-based laboratory medicine
Keywords: clinical audit, Clinical Governance, Clinical Guidelines, evidence-based laboratory medicine, quality of evidence
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterExternal Quality Assessment: an effective tool for Clinical Governance in Laboratory Medicine
The implementation of Clinical Governance will require a redefinition of duties and accountability as a prerequisite to develop and achieve an overall improvement in clinical care through a culture of assessment and monitoring of quality...
Keywords: Clinical Governance, External Quality Assessment, interpretative comments, medical laboratories, quality specifications, unacceptable performance
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterPoint-of-care-testing and Clinical Governance
Clinical Governance is a quality framework encompassing risk management, clinical and cost effectiveness, and patient outcomes...
Keywords: clinical effectiveness, Clinical Governance, outcomes, point-of-care-testing (POCT), quality, risk management
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter