Auditing dietetic services.
In this last article of a four-part series on auditing dietetic services, the authors present a detailed description of a quality assurance program for dietetic services.
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In this last article of a four-part series on auditing dietetic services, the authors present a detailed description of a quality assurance program for dietetic services.
In this second article of a four-part series on auditing dietetic services, the authors focus on a monodisciplinary nutritional care audit. After defining the purpose of such an audit, a step-by-step description is given of how the audit should be carried out from developing standards and criteria to conducting a review audit to measure improvement.
Dietetic audits may be used to assess quality of care or to evaluate the efficiency of a food service. Problems can be clearly identified through an audit, and solutions can be found to improve service and nutritional care. An audit also provides a basis for dietitian accountability. In this first of a series of four articles on dietetic audits, the authors describe the basic auditing process.