Implementation evaluation of a comprehensive CARE record to reduce hospital-acquired complications: a mixed-methods pre-post study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate whether implementing the Comprehensive Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE) record, developed to operationalise Standard 5: Comprehensive Care of the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards was associated with improvements in patient safety and quality of care. A secondary objective was to explore staff and patient experiences of implementation.

Design

Mixed-methods pre-post evaluation combining quantitative analysis of routinely collected hospital data with staff surveys and patient interviews.

Setting

A metropolitan hospital network in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PARTICIPANTS: Quantitative analysis included 88 041 admissions pre-implementation and 23 765 post implementation. Staff surveys were completed by 117 staff

SUBMITTER: Jessup RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature