There is a trend for external groups (eg, government, insurance companies, licensing
agencies) to request performance measures from health care organizations. Monitoring …

Departments of anesthesia should develop performance criteria in multiple domains and
recognize the importance of human relationships (between staff and between staff and …

Clinical indicators are increasingly developed and promoted by professional organizations,
governmental agencies, and quality initiatives as measures of quality and performance. To …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesiologists face increasing pressure to demonstrate the value of the
care they provide, whether locally or nationally through public reporting and payor …

Since anaesthesia, unlike medical or surgical specialties, does not constitute treatment, this
study sought to determine if methods used to assess medical or surgical outcomes (that is …

It has been shown that large-scale epidemiological studies are an unsatisfactory method of
measuring quality of care in anesthesia. We performed a mini-audit of the outpatient surgery …

Until recently, medicine has paid little attention to the regular assurance of clinical
performance and competence. Now hospital administrations and regulatory agencies …

Private practice anesthetists are skeptical about the worth of quality assessment programs
because of the difficulty of creating and maintaining an accurate and efficient medical …

Quality indicators for anesthesia and perioperative medicine : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Quality indicators for anesthesia and perioperative medicine : Current …

Lorsque lhan de nous doit subir une anesthtsie et une intervention chirurgicale, il sait~
l'avance h qui s' adresser (ou ne pas s' adresser). Cependant, si on nous demande sur quoi …