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Audit and a Sense of Direction

Audit and a Sense of Direction Audit activity is now widespread. There are a range of views aboutits prime purpose. Unless the audit programme has a clear purpose anddirection, it will falter. As commissioning develops, there will be moreexplicit considerations of standards of care. Those standards will addressboth the processes of outcomes of care, focusing on effectiveness andappropriateness. They will best be generated by local agreement betweenpurchasers, providers and clinicians, based on the knowledge availablethrough research. Audit can provide a systematic appraisal of practiceagainst such standards, while ensuring confidentiality for individualpatients and clinicians. Property resourced, audit can play a valuable roledirectly linked to the commissioning process, which will ensure that themedical profession is fully engaged in the new dynamics of the NHS. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Management in Medicine Emerald Publishing

Audit and a Sense of Direction

Bull, Adrian
Journal of Management in Medicine , Volume 6 (3): 3 – Mar 1, 1992
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Abstract

Audit activity is now widespread. There are a range of views aboutits prime purpose. Unless the audit programme has a clear purpose anddirection, it will falter. As commissioning develops, there will be moreexplicit considerations of standards of care. Those standards will addressboth the processes of outcomes of care, focusing on effectiveness andappropriateness. They will best be generated by local agreement betweenpurchasers, providers and clinicians, based on the knowledge availablethrough research. Audit can provide a systematic appraisal of practiceagainst such standards, while ensuring confidentiality for individualpatients and clinicians. Property resourced, audit can play a valuable roledirectly linked to the commissioning process, which will ensure that themedical profession is fully engaged in the new dynamics of the NHS.

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Journal of Management in Medicine – Emerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1992

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