Effective clinical governance: Dan Bucsko on maintaining and improving the quality of patient care

Clinical governance is a responsibility held by healthcare administrators, including Dan Bucsko, who employ a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a health system. These professionals are positioned to address the structures, systems, and processes that assure the quality, accountability, and proper management of an organization’s operation and delivery of service.

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Because it functions as a catalyst in augmenting the quality of healthcare services, clinical governance requires advocates. It needs systems and people who will safeguard high standards, promote best practices, and develop first-rate clinical procedures. The following are some of the elements of clinical governance that every healthcare administrator must be aware of:

With over 15 years of professional experience in the healthcare insurance industry, Dan Bucsko has been actively involved in the activities of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) and currently serves as the National Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee.

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Clinical audit
Clinical audit refers to the evaluation of clinical performance, the polishing of clinical practices, and the assessment of professional performance in relation to the measurements set by various standards—a recurring process of advancing the quality of clinical care.


Research and development
Excellence in practice sprouts from a strong foundation of comprehensive research. Techniques such as critical appraisal of the literature, project management, and the development of guidelines, protocols, and implementation strategies are all crucial in upholding the value of research practice.


Information Management
A health system’s effectiveness can be determined through measuring the efficiency by which information sources (patient records, management history, research surveys, etc.) are used. This is substantially important in detecting health problems, assigning priorities, identifying solutions, and allocating resources to areas that badly need them.

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