Study of the Ambulatory Care Quality Assurance Program at DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

摘要

In 1981 at DeWitt Army Community Hospital, an insufficient amount of usable ambulatory care information was being generated. This prohibited the hospital staff from identifying problems and making intelligent decisions regarding the quality of care provided. Short comings in the hospital's Quality Assurance Program had been noted by Joint Commission Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) and General Accounting Office surveys, both highlighted the need for more information. This study attempts to determine the best system for ambulatory care activities to gather information to evaluate the quality of outpatient care being provided. Keywords: Health care facilities; Military medicine; Medical services. (SDW)