EXTERNAL AUDIT OF HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS AS A FACILITATOR OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE
Abstract
Audit of quality of healthcare in healthcare organisations is described. Advantages of external audit are stressed in connection with development of management of a system of total quality. It is explicitly stated that audit of a healthcare organisation is focused on compliance with published standards and not on individual professionals or educational and training facilities. The importance of generic standards of healthcare is emphasized. A description of external audit in some other countries and plans for Slovenia is given.Downloads
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