Can mortality monitoring in general practice be made to work?

[摘要] Routine monitoring of UK GPs' mortality rates has been recommended by the Shipman Inquiry, and is likely to be implemented soon.1-3 In this Journal, Mohammed et al4 are to be applauded for their rigorous attempt to address the potential problems of such monitoring.2,3 In particular, they describe the application of structured investigation to practices with unexpectedly high or low mortality rates that is a potential model for any national system.5 Ultimately though, many uncertainties remain.

[学科分类] 卫生学