Quality Assurance/Risk Management in the Naval Medical Command.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to assess the Naval Medical Command Quality Assurance/Risk Management Program. As part of this analysis the authors have conducted an extensive literature review of quality assurance publications. An indepth analysis of the Naval Medical Command quality assurance instruction is provided. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of hospitals quality assurance publications were compared with the Naval Medical Command Quality Assurance instruction. The authors noted deficiencies in the Naval Medical Command instruction with respect to meeting Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals quality assurance program accreditation of Hospitals quality assurance program accreditation standards. Additionally, suggestions have been included to improve the overall effectiveness of the Naval Medical Command quality assurance instruction. A set of 'key variables' were developed as a means for assessing the adequacy of an existing Navy military treatment facility quality assurance program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA162304

Entities

People

  • James Louis Dillard
  • William Emory Wallace

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anesthesia
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Surgery
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.