Clinical Governance (CG)
Strategy by which healthcare organizations commit themselves to continuously improve the quality of services, and to reach and maintain the highest standards of care, by stimulating the creation of an environment that encourages professional excellence
Clinical Governance (CG)
Clinical Governance (CG)
Care pathways
Patient
Professionals
Organization and organizational systems
Healthcare system
Clinical Governance (CG)
Clinical Governance (CG)
Clinical Governance is NOT:
Governance
Clinical Governance
Clinical Governance
What is the mission of healthcare organizations?
Clinical Governance
Indicators
Standard (or threshold)
Example indicator and its standard (or threshold)
Quality indicators
Quality
Quality of care
Determinants of health
Genetic Heritage
Culture + socioeconomic status
• Behaviours
• Lifestyles
• Attitudes
Outcomes
Environment (ecosystem)
Healthcare:
• Prevention
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Rehabilitation
Safety
Users’ involvement
Efficacy
Appropiateness
The multidimensional system of quality indicators:
Efficacy
Appropriateness
Users’ involvement
Equity of access
Efficiency
The quality of healthcare consists of six factors: safety, efficacy, appropriateness, users’ involvement, equity of access, and efficiency.
The implementation of clinical governance entails the multidimensional evaluation of healthcare quality.
All categories of indicators must be integrated in the governance process, including the budget.