Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study  

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Derkx, Hay P ; Rethans, Jan-Joost E ; Muijtjens, Arno M ; Maiburg, Bas H ; Winkens, Ron

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 337 no. 7671 (Sep. 2008), page 676.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2008.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Design Cross sectional national study using telephone incognito standardised patients. Setting The Netherlands. Participants 17 out of hours centres. Main outcome measures Percentages of clinical obligatory questions asked and items within home management and safety net advice, both in relation to pre-agreed standards, and of care advice given in relation to the required care advice. Results The telephone incognito standardised patients presented seven clinical cases three times each over a period of 12 months, making a total of 357 calls. The mean percentage of obligatory questions asked compared with the standard was 21%. Answers to questions about the clinical condition were not always correctly evaluated from a clinical viewpoint, either by triagists or by general practitioners. The quality of information on home management and safety net advice varied, but it was consistently poor for all cases and for all out of hours centres. Triagists achieved the appropriate triage outcome in 58% of calls. Conclusion In determining the outcome of the care process, triagists often reached a conclusion after asking a minimal number of questions. By analysing the quality of different phases within the process of telephone triage, evaluation of whether an appropriate triage outcome has been arrived at by means of good clinical reasoning or by an educated guess is possible. In terms of enhancing the overall clinical safety of telephone triage, apart from obtaining an appropriate clinical history, adequate home management and safety net advice must also be given.

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