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1588528

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
The objectives of this study were to gauge the attitudes and perceptions of managers and clinicians to medical audit, and to identify differences which might be barriers to the effective implementation of audit. A questionnaire survey of consultants and health service managers in one health district was conducted prior to the introduction of medical audit. Replies were received from 113/144 (78%) clinicians and 53/70 (76%) managers. Managers and clinicians concurred about the potential benefits of audit but had divergent opinions regarding its disadvantages. Seventy-one per cent of clinicians thought that audit would interfere with clinical work and 41% that audit would consume resources that could be better used on patient care. Only one in eight managers shared these views. Clinicians were divided on the threats to clinical autonomy and were three times more likely than managers to agree that audit would enable managers to influence medical practice. Most clinicians considered that audit would require one session a week, while 49% of responding managers thought audit could be performed within existing timetables. Although managers and clinicians are broadly in favour of the introduction of audit, they differ in their assessment of the time required and the opportunity costs. Appreciation of these differing perspectives should facilitate the effective introduction of audit.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0035-8819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Medical audit: the differing perspectives of managers and clinicians.
pubmed:affiliation
North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study