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Chart Audit

Annotated Bibliography on Chart Audit

Chart audit is an important tool in various health care venues such as clinics , hospitals and community care facilities . This tool is capable of supporting data collection , diagnosis of care issues , investigation of care scenarios , and management assessment . The use of chart audit also encompasses individual patient charts of caregivers , compiled charts on a particular condition by multiple caregivers , charting as a special committee function , and formal research studies (Jennett Affleck , 1998 ) Chart audit found use in various studies with varying focus p

Johnson , E . Q Valera , S (1995 . Medical nutrition therapy in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus improves clinical outcomes Journal of American Dietetic Association , 95 , 700-701

The study used a retrospective chart audit for a six-month data collection on the outcomes of 21 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes . All the patients participating in the study were able to complete 3 visits with a registered dietitian . The chart audit covered patient background , type and duration of nutrition therapy followed other forms of medication taken , and blood glucose levels after six months of nutritional therapy . Data for individual patients were summarized and the mean taken to provide results for the group . Results showed a decrease in blood glucose levels by an average of 33 .5 percent of the patients undergoing nutrition therapy . The average reduction in weight was 2 .05 kilograms . For 85 percent of the patients taking insulin before the nutrition therapy , 44 percent had significantly reduced or eliminated the need for medication after...

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