Book by Dr. Anjan Prakash Review

Medical Audit

It is being increasingly realized that while quantitative development is an important requisite for ensuring accessibility, it is also the qualitative aspect that determines the outcome of the services provided. Quality of medical care denotes the degree of excellence of the care delivered. Evaluation of quality care involves two basic concepts, firstly the quality of technical care i.e. adequacy of structure and procedure including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and secondly the quality of the art of care, relating to the manner in which the care is provided and perceived by the consumers. Quality of medical care can be assessed to a large extent by the analysis of medical records and this is what is meant by Medical Audit.

This monograph ‘Medical Audit’ by Dr. Anjan Prakash provides comprehensive information about the complex issue of medical audit which could possibly serve and provide educational benefits for the medical staff and beneficial for the patients. The book gives an introduction to the subject of medical audit in a step-wise manner i.e. beginning with the most fundamental aspects and building up successive levels of knowledge. Thoughtful & practical guidelines in relation to the implementation of medical audit in hospitals have also been included. The text is thoroughly updated and exhaustively referenced.

The book is a comprehensive and thorough exercise on the subject by the author who has a vast experience of over two decades both as a clinician and hospital administrator pas excellence. Though the book will not only be appreciated by the hospital administrators, it will be acclaimed as a handy reference guide for clinicians and other specialists working in the health care delivery system and who constantly to provide their patients with what the modern medicines have to offer.

The textual matter has been reviewed by Dr. P. C. Chaubey, Addl. Professor, Hospital Administration AIIMS, New Delhi.

Author Affiliation: Dr. Anjan Prakash. M.B.B.S., M.H.A.(AIIMS), PGDMM; PGDMLS; CDM. Chief Medical Officer, Directorate of Health Services, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, F-17, Karkardooma, Delhi-110032.

E-mail: prakashanjan@rediffmail.com.

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