Authors
Dr. VC Velayudhan Pillai, Past National President IMA, Chelsea Hospital, Karamana, Trivandrum
Abstract
The author describes the challenges medical profession is facing today. The role of Indian Medical Association in improving the work environment of medical doctors is stressed here. Better patient care traditional methods adopted for ensuring quality in medical field are Setting and Monitoring of clear standards, Systematic statistical review of quality linked data, Retrospective medical audit, Peer review, credentialing and accreditation, Mortality and morbidity audits, Risk management, Nursing audit, Utilization review, Monitoring of nosocomial infections.