5.4.11 Comparison with other hospitals (benchmarking) Estimated reading: 1 minute 106 views Authors Goal and purpose Opportunities for improvement can also arise from comparisons with other service providers. Comparisons should be made on individual characteristics. For this purpose, targeted studies, reports of clinical or administrative data in the specialist literature, diagnosis-specific reference databases such as cancer registries, etc. and individual reports can be analysed. The procedure should be formalised in such a way that even those decisions that reject the change of a procedure are documented. Application Description of the process Risks Resources Material Time required Documentation Responsibility and qualification Notes and comments Applicable documents Validation documents Terms Attachments 5.4 Improvement measures - Previous 5.4.10 Suggestion scheme Next - 5.4 Improvement measures 5.4.12 Company-wide improvement initiatives