Patientsmate©: the implementation and evaluation of an online prospective audit system

Abstract

The Patientsmate© system allows for increased accuracy in outcome-based data as compared with the HIPE system, facilitating audit, financial savings and the appropriate allocation of services.

Patientsmate: potentially a useful tool for documenting clinical performance

“…We refer to the article recently published by McHugh et al entitled 'Patientsmate©: the implementation and evaluation of an online audit system' [1]. We agree with the authors that clinical audit plays a major role in improving the quality and outcome of patient care and commend their development of the Patientsmate System.…”

“Is General Surgery Still Relevant to the Subspecialised Trainee?” A 10 Year Comparison of General Versus Specialty Surgical Practice

“…Emergency admissions are defined as all those admitted acutely through the emergency department. The HIPE database previously demonstrated to achieve significant fidelity in the capture of hospital admissions to approximately 86 % [10]. A variety of variables are recorded and for the purpose of this study the following were obtained: age, gender, date of admission and date of discharge, LOS, the admitting and discharging consultant, primary diagnosis (including other diagnoses recorded up to a maximum of four) and the primary procedure performed (including other procedures recorded up to a maximum of four).…”