Impact of the implementation of the AAN epilepsy quality measures on the medical records in a university hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) suggested eight quality measures to be observed at every patient visit. The aim of this work is to compare the percentage of documentation of each measure before and after the implementation of a new worksheet in a third-level center.

Methods

Quasi-experimental study including medical records filled by medical school seniors and junior residents supervised by an epileptologist. The authors surveyed 80 consecutive charts of people with epilepsy who were seen in the outpatient clinic before and after the intervention. McNemar change test was used to compare the percentages of documentation of each quality measure-i.e., seizure type and frequency, etiology, EEG, MRI/CT head scans, AED side effects, surgical therapy referral, sa

SUBMITTER: Cisneros-Franco JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765766 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature