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Implementation of improvement cycle in health records of mobile emergency prehospital care

Implementación del ciclo de mejora en los registros de salud de un servicio prehospitalario móvil de emergencia

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to evaluate the effect of the implementation of a quality improvement cycle in the completion of occurrence forms of a Mobile Emergency Service.

Methods:

this is a time series, quantitative, quasi-experimental study without control group, with three quality assessments in which was used an improvement cycle for adequacy of health records in Mobile Emergency Service Patos.

Results:

in 100% of the seven criteria, there was improvement between evaluations. Noncompliance with criteria reduced from 95 cases in the first evaluation to eight cases in the third evaluation.

Conclusions:

the representation of joint results between the three evaluations highlighted progressive improvement in the compliance with each criterion.

Descriptors:
Quality of Health Care; Personal Health Records; Patient Safety; Prehospital Care; Quality Improvement

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