Internal auditing risk analysis for medical laboratories seeking accreditation through the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS)

Objectives@#The primary aim of this study was to determine quantitatively the extent of coverage of the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS 015) requirements by guidance checklists (HOKLAS 016‑02 and HOKLAS 021). @*Methods@#The level of conformance requirement coverage of HOKLAS 015 by HOKLAS 016‑02 and HOKLAS 021 was calculated by an evaluation checklist based on conformance requirements in HOKLAS 015. A distribution analysis of conformance requirements relating to the International Standard ISO 15189:2012 process‑based quality management system model was also performed to elicit further coverage information. @*Results@#HOKLAS 016‑02 was found to provide coverage of 76% while HOKLAS 021 was found to provide coverage of 11%. HOKLAS 015 was also found to have a distribution coverage of 78% relating to the International Standard ISO 15189:2012 process‑based quality management system model.@*Conclusion@#The results of this analysis should be of value to medical laboratories wishing to maintain the internal auditability required by HOKLAS 015 by gaining an awareness of the extent of coverage provided by HOKLAS 016‑02 and HOKLAS 021.

Application of business contract audit in the management of multi-campus hospitals / 中华医院管理杂志

With business activities expanding and number of business contracts growing, the management of multi-campus hospitals is faced with constantly escalating requirements for risk prevention and control within the hospital. Being an important part of hospital internal management, the internal audit plays an irreplaceable role in the high-quality development of hospitals. The authors elaborated on the value of business contract audit in the management of multi-campus hospitals from three dimensions of internal control, risk management and hospital added value, introduced the practices by the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine in the management of its multi-campus management since 2018, by adopting the strategy of architecture integration, rule homogenization, process standardization, and vertical supervision, and put forward suggestions from three aspects, including the practical difficulties in the participation process, the dynamic adjustment of role positioning, and the development of better integrating business contract auditing into multi-campus hospital management.

Internal audit of Organ Procurement Organization under the requirements of high-quality development / 器官移植

High-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. Organ donation and transplantation in China are evolving from high-speed growth to high-quality development, which put forward new requirements for the safe, stable and healthy operation of Organ Procurement Organization (OPO). Safety is the foundation and prerequisite for achieving the goal of high-quality development. As an independent and comprehensive department, internal audit should create new achievements in the new era. The department should include OPO and organ donation into the scope of internal audit, shift the emphasis upon the overall development of organ donation. Besides, it should fully consider the actual situation in different places, conduct all-round, objective and fair evaluation, provide evaluation and consulting services for OPO to properly implement organ donation, and give full play to the supervision and prevention role of internal audit.

Research on the realization mechanism of Party managed internal audit in public hospitals in China / 中华医院管理杂志

Adhering to and strengthening the Party′s overall leadership is the primary guarantee for promoting the high-quality development of public hospitals. How to comprehensively strengthen the internal audit led by the Party and improve the efficiency of internal audit governance in public hospitals, so as to play the role of internal audit in effectively promoting the high-quality development of public hospitals, is an urgent problem to be solved. The author analyzed the current situation and practical reasons of the internal audit under the Party′s control in public hospital in China, constructed the mechanism framework of the internal audit under the Party′s control, and further analyzed and processed the implementation path of the internal audit under the Party′s control from three aspects: establishing the Party Committee Audit Committee to strengthen the top-level design of the internal audit, linking the three major audits to give full play to the supervision force of the internal audit, and implementing the eight major restructuring to achieve the closed-loop governance of the internal audit under the Party′s control.

PAIN OUT: red mexicana para la optimización del dolor postoperatorio / PAIN OUT: Mexican network for the optimization of postoperative pain

Resumen: PAIN OUT es un sistema de gestión en calidad que consiste en un registro internacional (http://.www.pain-out.eu), y tiene la finalidad de realizar auditorías internas que permiten la evaluación y la optimización del tratamiento de pacientes con dolor postoperatorio. En 2016, se inició un proyecto internacional, donde 10 hospitales de la Ciudad de México participaron para mejorar la calidad en la atención del dolor postoperatorio, los cuales fueron coordinados por la Universidad de Jena, Alemania y el Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (para más detalles visite http://www.painoutmexico.com).

Abstract: PAIN OUT is a quality management system that consists of an international register (http://.www.pain-out.eu), which aims to perform internal audits that allow the evaluation and optimization of the treatment of patients with postoperative pain. In 2016 an international project was initiated where 10 hospitals in Mexico City participated to improve the quality of postoperative pain care, coordinated by the University of Jena, Germany and the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (for more details visit http://www.painoutmexico.com).

Internal audit of university affiliated hospitals:status quo and problems analysis / 中华医院管理杂志

The paper analyzed the status quo and dilemmas of the internal audit of an affiliated hospital of a university in Chongqing, proposing imperative reforms in the governance elements of the affiliated hospital system.These elements cover such aspects as strengthened system construction, value-added transformation, enhanced independent status, improved competency, and innovative methods and technologies.These efforts can help elevate the performance of affiliated hospitals.

Thinking of Internal Audit in Drug Testing Laboratories / 中国药师

The internal audit is important for the management system of laboratory .The article stated how to effectively implement internal audit in drug testing laboratories in terms of the planning , checklist, pattern, problem observation , CAPA of non-compliance and application of results in internal audit .

Practice in internal audit of economic contract at research institutions / 中华医学科研管理杂志

This paper is to briefly introduce the internal auditing procedures of economic contract at research institution.Before the contracts were signed,all the subjects and terms were thoroughly checked.After contract were signed,all the procedures concerned in the execution of contract were carefully monitored,including the filing,accounting,assets custody,taxes payment,etc..Economic contract internal audit can improve the management of economic matters and minimize the risks of contracts so as to enhance the internal control of research institutions.