Clinical Audit of Medical Records -A Case Study in Tertiary Care Hospital of Goa, India (2014)
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No. UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-III, ISSUE-III, JULY-2014 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract Ajai Kumar Jain Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore. Santosh Kumar Choube Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore. Hrishiraj Panwar Hospital Administrator at Wockhardt Hospital, Goa. Quality and cost are two important issues in medical care. Clinical audits are the tools for improving quality in healthcare provided by hospitals. Clinical audit is the post mortem (depends on historical records) of clinical inputs and outputs to evaluate the quality of medical care by physicians and healthcare personnel in the hospital. Involvement of clinical staff is crucial for this quality effort. This study focuses on Clinical audit in a tertiary care hospital. The study checks the compilation of manual records on paper as well as electronic record...