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CareTrack Kids--part 2. Assessing the appropriateness of the healthcare delivered to Australian children: study protocol for a retrospective medical record review
- Source :
- BMJ Open
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2015.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Australian and international clinical practice guidelines are available for common paediatric conditions. Yet there is evidence that there are substantial variations between the guidelines, recommendations (appropriate care) and the care delivered. This paper describes a study protocol to determine the appropriateness of the healthcare delivered to Australian children for 16 common paediatric conditions in acute and primary healthcare settings. Methods and analysis: A random sample of 6000-8000 medical records representing a cross-section of the Australian paediatric population will be reviewed for appropriateness of care against a set of indicators within three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia) using multistage, stratified sampling. Medical records of children aged
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice
Adolescent
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Child Health Services
education
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Pediatrics
Medical Records
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Protocols
Health care
Protocol
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Child
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Retrospective Studies
Protocol (science)
business.industry
Medical record
Australia
Infant, Newborn
Health services research
Infant
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
health care
Australian children
3. Good health
Stratified sampling
Evidence Based Practice
Child, Preschool
Family medicine
Guideline Adherence
Human research
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20446055
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Open
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2837afbc26fbca2802d0fc6d3d74591a