Evidence submitted by Professor Sir Ara
Darzi (ISTC 62)
DATA COLLECTION FOR ISTCs
There should be a standardised method of capturing
data for all patients, regardless of their provider. Quality of
life assessment should go beyond a standardised questionnaireit
needs to be multi-faceted, procedure- or disease-specific, and
should be centrally collected. Given the narrow range of procedures
performed in ISTCs, procedure-specific information should be captured
and useful comparisons of case- mix should be possible (ideally,
risk-adjusted outcomes should be assessed). This should be applied
to both the NHS and ISTCs. In particular, coding needs to be identical
in the NHS and in ISTCs for the same procedures, and this is not
currently the case. Quality measures (ideally risk-adjusted, prospectively
collected, procedure-and disease-specific) should be centrally
collected in both NHS Treatment Centres and ISTCs.
Professor Sir Ara Darzi
Imperial College, London
July 2006
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