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J. Qual. Clin. Practice (1996) 16, 238 Author index AbbottsS 165 Ewing HP 31 McRae PJ 69 Australian Association for MeredithP 75 Quality in Health Care 175 Federman] 49 O’HaraD 39, 157 Barter C 203 Gibson PG 87 Bowman P 185 Gollow J 151 Parke] 19 Brisbane M_ 203 Grimmer K 185 Brown R 203 Robinson M_ 39 Burvill A 165 Hailey DM _ 61, 123 Roe CJ] 203 HallJ 5 RogersonJW 31 Cade RJ 31, 229 HallJC 69,103 Cartmill T 109 Hall JL 69, 103 Clover K 195 Hart W 39, 157 Sanson-Fisher R 195 Cocks JR 31, 229 Holland AJA 151 Smyth T 195 Collins B 165 Sprogis A 195 Collopy BT 31, 183, 229 Kearney BJ 131 SztoGYF 49 KulinskayaE 203 Darby DN 215 Thompson GA 31, 229 deJesusG 165 LauC 109 Turner PL 31,145 Devlin HB 37 LeveauxV 109 Duggan JM 1, 31, 65, 67, Wilson AJ 87 121, 181 McDonald! 17, 39, 157 WrightM 3 J. Qual. Clin. Practice (1996) 16, 238 Author index AbbottsS 165 Ewing HP 31 McRae PJ 69 Australian Association for MeredithP 75 Quality in Health Care 175 Federman] 49 O’HaraD 39, 157 Barter C 203 Gibson PG 87 Bowman P 185 Gollow J 151 Parke] 19 Brisbane M_ 203 Grimmer K 185 Brown R 203 Robinson M_ 39 Burvill A 165 Hailey DM _ 61, 123 Roe CJ] 203 HallJ 5 RogersonJW 31 Cade RJ 31, 229 HallJC 69,103 Cartmill T 109 Hall JL 69, 103 Clover K 195 Hart W 39, 157 Sanson-Fisher R 195 Cocks JR 31, 229 Holland AJA 151 Smyth T 195 Collins B 165 Sprogis A 195 Collopy BT 31, 183, 229 Kearney BJ 131 SztoGYF 49 KulinskayaE 203 Darby DN 215 Thompson GA 31, 229 deJesusG 165 LauC 109 Turner PL 31,145 Devlin HB 37 LeveauxV 109 Duggan JM 1, 31, 65, 67, Wilson AJ 87 121, 181 McDonald! 17, 39, 157 WrightM 3 J. Qual. Clin. Practice (1996) 16, 239-242 Subject index abdominal pain; an analysis of child admis- children; an analysis of those admitted with sions 151 acute abdominal pain 151 abdominal surgery; American Society of clinical indicators Anaethesiologists score and age as American Society of Anaethesiologists predictors of adverse events after 103 score and age as predictors of adverse ACHS see Australian Council on Healthcare events after abdominal surgery 103 Standards and application of Royal Australian and acute myocardial infarction; efficiency of New Zealand College of Psychiatrists thrombolytic therapy and quality assur- guidelines for psychotropic drug use 19 ance 49 in colorectal surgery 31, (Comment) 37, admissions; of children with acute abdominal (Reply) 229 pain 151 in surgery developed by the Australian age Council on Healthcare Standards and as a clinical indicator of adverse events the Royal Australasian College of after abdominal surgery 103 Surgeons 183 as a predictor of outcome in an acute care client satisfaction; the use of the Model of teaching hospital 203 Service Quality to improve 215 AHTAC see Australian Health Technology clinical outcome Advisory Committee a methodology for measuring in an acute allied health outpatient services; access to care teaching hospital 203 and availability of at a public hospital as of same day surgery and patient satis- assessed by general practitioners 185 faction assessed by questionnaire 165 anastomotic leak; as a clinical indicator for the effects of patients with serious con- colorectal surgery 31, (Comment) 37 ditions discharging themselves 157 appendicitis; in children admitted with acute clinical path methodology; as a tool to man- abdominal pain 151 age patient care 109 asthma; the use of continuous quality im- colorectal surgery; clinical indicators in 31, provement methods to implement (Comment) 37, (Reply) 229 management guidelines 87 comorbidity; as a predictor of outcome in an Asthma Health Outcomes Council; and acute care teaching hospital 203 asthma management guidelines 87 consultation; clients’ satisfaction with 215 Australian Association for Quality in Health continuous quality improvement; using Care; the role of 175 methods to implement management Australian Council on Healthcare Standards guidelines in asthma 87 accredited health-care facilities 231 clinical indicators in surgery developed data linkage; as a means of focussing on by 183 quality of hospital care 39 Australian Health Technology Advisory Com- day surgery; and patient satisfaction as mittee; providing advice on technology assessed by questionnaire 165 based health-care services 131 diagnostic services; and health technology assessment 131 disease severity; as a predictor of outcome book reviews 119, 177, 227 in an acute care teaching hospital 203 drugs, psychotropic; Royal Australian and care quality; data linkage as a means of New Zealand College of Psychiatrists focussing on 39 guidelines for use 19 240 Subject index editorial 1, 3, 67, 121, 181 infection; as a clinical indicator for colorectal evaluation; of asthma interventions and surgery 31, (Comment) 37 asthma management guidelines 87 inpatients; leaving hospital against medical advice 157 international health technology assessment gastrointestinal haemorrhage; assessing risk- meetings 61 adjusted outcomes following 203 International Network of Agencies for Health gene therapy; and health technology assess- Technology Assessment ment issues 131 bone density measurement technologies general practice clients’ satisfaction with 215 61 health technology assessment in Australia Model of Service Quality used to improve design of 215 123 International Society of Technology Assess- general practitioners ment in Health Care; value of screen- perceptions of surgical waiting times 195 ing discussed at the Eleventh Annual survey to investigate access to and avail- Meeting 61 ability of clinical allied health outpatient services 185 laparoscopic services; and health technology assessment issues 131 haemorrhage, gastrointestinal; assessing risk- adjusted outcomes following 203 magnetic resonance imaging; and health tech- health care; management, planning, evalu- nology assessment issues 131 ation and outcome 5, (Comment) 17 management health outcomes initiative; implementation guidelines for asthma and the use of con- of 5,(Comment) 17 tinuous quality improvement methods health policy; the impact of health tech- in the implementation of 87 nology assessment on 123 of patient care using clinical path method- health services ology 109 planning, development and management Model of Service Quality; its use to improve of quality programs for rural 145 general practice design and client satis- research and outcome 5, (Comment) 17 faction 215 health technology molecular biology; and health technology assessment in Australia and other coun- assessment issues 131 tries 123 morbidity; and mortality soon after discharge assessment issues relating to laparoscopic from hospital 39 services, molecular biology and gene mortality therapy, radiation oncology, telemedicine as a clinical indicator for colorectal surgery and magnetic resonance imaging, and 31, (Comment) 37 ultrasound 131 soon after discharge from hospital and its international assessment meetings 61 relationship to morbidity 39 role of assessment in Australian health myocardial infarction care and its definition 131 and quality assurance 49 heart failure; assessing risk-adjusted out- assessing risk-adjusted outcomes follow- comes following 203 ing 203 hospitals efficacy of delivering thrombolytic therapy access to and availability of clinical allied to patients with 49 public health serivces as assessed by general practitioners 185 National Confidentiality Enquiry into Peri- acute care teaching, a methodology for operative Deaths 65 measuring clinical outcomes in 203 non-specific abdominal pain; as a diagnosis patients leaving against medical advice for children admitted with acute ab- 157 dominal pain 151 Subject index 241 notices 66, 180 quality audit; of children admitted with acute abdominal pain 151 outcome quality improvement and asthma mangement guidelines 87 patient satisfaction with same day surgery and effects of patients with serious con- assessed by questionnaire 165 ditions discharging themselves 157 the use of asthma management guidelines and health-care evaluation, management as a basis for 87 and planning 5, (Comment) 17 quality of care and health services research 5, (Com- and the limitations of patient satisfaction ment) 17 assessment 75 and the limitations of patient satisfaction data linkage as a means of focussing on and quality of life assessment 75 39 as methodology for measuring in an acute quality of life care teaching hospital 203 the limitations of research into in outcome different approaches to the assessment assessment 75 of 75 of patients waiting for prostate surgery measures of 5, (Comment) 17, 75 69 of same day surgery and patient satis- quality programs faction assessed by questionnaire 165 difficulties in the implementation of for outcomes initiative; implementation of 5, rural health services 145 (Comment) 17 planning, development and management outpatient services; access to and availability in relation to rural health services 145 of as assessed by general practitioners 185 RACS see Royal Australasian College of Surgeons radiation oncology; and health technology patient care assessment issues 131 leaving hospital against medical advice RANZCP see Royal Australian and New 157 Zealand College of Psychiatrists using clinical path methodology for the record linkage; as a means of focussing on management of 109 quality of hospital care 39 patient satisfaction renal failure; assessing risk-adjusted out- limitations of research into an outcome comes following 203 assessment of 75 resource utilization; American Society of with general practice consultation 215 Anaethesiologists score and age as an with same day surgery assessed by question- indicator of 103 naire 165 risk-adjusted outcome; assessment following policy making; the impact of health tech- renal failure, gastrointestinal haemor- nology assessment on 123 rhage, stroke, myocardial infarction and prostate surgery; quality of life of patients heart failure 203 waiting for 69 Royal Australian and New Zealand College psychotropic drugs; Royal Australian and of Psychiatrists; guidelines for psycho- New Zealand College of Psychiatrists tropic drug use and applications to hos- guidelines for use 19 pital inpatients 19 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; quality; of general practice service 215 clinical indicators in surgery developed quality assurance by 183 and application of Royal Australian and rural health services New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the planning, development and man- guidelines for psychotropic drug use 19 agement of quality programs 145 i in the treatment of acute myocardial in- difficulties in the implementation of quality © farction 49 programs for 145 242 Subject index same day surgery; patient satisfaction as- technology, health sessed by questionnaire 165 assessment of in Australia and other screening; value debated at the International countries 123 Society of Technology Assessment in the role of assessment in Australian health Health Care Eleventh Annual Meeting care and a definition of 131 61 telemedicine; and health technology assess- stroke; assessing risk-adjusted outcomes fol- ment issues 131 lowing 203 thrombolytic therapy; its efficiency as a treat- surgeon; surgical waiting times in relation ment for acute myocardial infarction to choice of 195 49 surgery transurethral resection of the prostate; abdominal, American Society of Anaeth- quality of life of patients waiting for 69 esiologists score and age as predictors of adverse events after 103 ultrasound; and health technology assess- colorectal, clinical indicators in 31, (Com- ment issues 131 ment) 37, (Reply) 229 urinary symptoms; of patients waiting for in children admitted with acute abdominal prostate surgery 69 pain 151 prostate, quality of life of patients waiting variances for 69 in clinical path methodology, types of in a limitations of patient satisfaction assess- cardiac unit 109 ment 75 managing and the process of documenting same day, patient satisfaction assessed by in clinical path methodology 109 questionnaire 165 surgical waiting times; general practitioners waiting times; general practitioners percep- perceptions of 195 tions of 195