Are we geared up for Medical Audit? – An endeavour for improvement of Quality in Health Care

Abstract

The introduction of quality assurance and medical audit has been an important development in general practice. The present study describes the pros and cons of implementing Medical Audit in Nizam's institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care hospital in India, by conducting opinion survey among the faculty members of the institute through a structured questionnaire. The study reveals that majority of doctors were interested in implementing system of Medical Audit through a Medical Audit Committee membered by internal staff with periodical reviews and reforms in policies and guidelines for auditing. The study also revealed that a few proportion of doctors were reluctant to adopt the new system adhering to the traditional thinking and felt medical audit can be a tool of criticism.