Evaluating quality strategies in Asia-Pacific countries : survey results.

The Results Of The Survey Provide A Useful Overview Of Quality Strategies And Policies, And Show Increasing Commitment To Quality Of Care In The Asia/pacific Region. The Outcome Of This Study Confirms The Importance Of The Who-oecd Expert Network To Facilitate Communication/dissemination Of Evidence On Quality Improvement Programmes And Policies Among Countries. Introduction The Questionnaire Part 1: Quality Of Care Policies 1.1 Overview Of Quality Of Care Policies 1.2 Legal Framework For Quality Of Care 1.3 Professional Certification/licensing And Re-certification 1.4 Accreditation And Other External Quality Assessment Mechanisms 1.5 Medical Devices, Blood Products And Pharmaceuticals 1.6 National Audit Studies And Performance Reports 1.7 Practice Guidelines 1.8 Quality Indicators 1.9 The Ability Of Patients To Influence Quality And Policies On Measuring Patient Experiences 1.10 Public Reporting On Quality Of Care 1.11 Financial Incentives 1.12 Patient Safety And Medical Malpractice 1.13 Infection Control Policies Part 2: Information Infrastructure Questions For Measuring Quality Of Care 2.1 Data Set At National Level 2.2 Custodian At National Level 2.3 Estimated Proportion Of Service/population Coverage 2.4 Sources Of Data Used To Create The Dataset 2.5 Standards Or Guidelines For Collecting The Data 2.6 Adherence To A Global Health Data Standard 2.7 Records For Patients 2.8 Unique Patient Identification Number 2.9 Unique Patient Identifier Generated Or Used Exclusively By The Facility 2.10 Id System To Link The Data 2.11 Data Use To Regularly Report On Health-care Quality 2.12 Indicators Used To Regularly Monitor Health-care Quality 2.13 Difficulties In Regular Monitoring Of Health-care Quality 2.14 Comparison With The Past Five Years 2.15 Expectation Over The Next Five Years Part 3: Quality Improvement Initiatives And Activities 3.1 Save Lives: Clean Your Hands 3.2 Who Surgical Safety Checklist And Manual 3.3 Who Patient Safety Curriculum Guide 3.4 The Adaptation And Promotion Of Qa/qi Trainings 3.5 Conceptual Framework For The International Classification For Patient Safety 3.6 Other Initiatives And Activities Concluding Remarks Acknowledgement Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development And World Health Organization