Using Clinical Practice Protocols To Evaluate Clinical Quality Of Care

Abstract

Improving quality in healthcare is one of the most important aims of clinical protocols. Determination of procedures in order to establish relationship between clinical protocols and clinical quality indicators, development of clinical quality improvement processes and implementing quality improvement projects would provide vital contributions to the health system. In this study; the procedure to be followed for the adaptation of clinical guidelines into medical evaluation criterias, performance indicators and quality standards; requirements for practitioner adoption of clinical indicators and a roadmap for generating performance indicators from clinical guidelines were also shared. In addition, recent advances in the use of clinical protocols in clinical quality efforts within the Ministry of Health were also included.

Keywords

• clinical guidelines
• clinical protocol
• quality of healthcare

Klinik Kalite Değerlendirmesinde Klinik Protokollerin Kullanımı

Abstract

Klinik protokollerin en önemli kullanım amaçlarından biri sağlıkta kaliteyi iyileştirmektir. Klinik protokolleri klinik kalite göstergeleri ile ilişkilendirmek için prosedürlerin belirlenmesi, klinik kalite iyileştirme süreçlerinin geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması sağlık sistemine hayati katkılar sağlayacaktır. Bu çalışmada; klinik kılavuzların medikal değerlendirme kriteri, performans ölçeği ve kalite standardına dönüşümü için izlenecek yol; klinik göstergelerin uygulayıcılarca benimsenmesi için gereklilikler ve klinik kılavuzlardan performans göstergeleri oluşturmak için bir yol haritası paylaşılmıştır. Ayrıca Sağlık Bakanlığı bünyesinde klinik kalite çalışmalarında klinik protokollerin kullanımı konusunda gelişmelere de yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

• klinik uygulama kılavuzu
• klinik protokol
• sağlık hizmetlerinin kalitesi

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