Abstract
Objective: To critically evaluate the Quality Management System (QMS)
for Clinical Nutrition (CN) in Jiangsu. Monitor its performance in
quality assessment as well as human resource management from nutrition
aspect. Investigate the appliance and development of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) in medical quality control. Data Source: The study
source of this research was all the staffs of 70 Clinical Nutrition
Department (CND) of the tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China.
These departments are all members of the Quality Management System of
Clinical Nutrition in Jiangsu (QMSNJ). Methods: An online survey was
conducted on all 341 employees within all these CNDs based on the staff
information from the surveyed medical institutions. The questionnaire
contains 5 aspects, while data analysis and AI evaluation were focused
on human resource information. Results: 330 questionnaires were
collected with the respondent rate of 96.77%. The QMS for CN has been
build up for CNDs in Jiangsu, which achieved its target in human
resource improvements, especially among dietitians. The increasing
number of participated departments (42.8%) and the significant growth
of dietitians (p=0.02, t=-0.42) are all expressions of the advancements
of QMSNJ. Conclusion: As the first innovation of an online platform for
QM in Jiangsu, JPCNMP has been successfully implemented among QMS from
this research. This multidimensional electronic system can help QMSNJ
and CND achieve quality assessment from various aspects, so as to
realize the continuous improvement of clinical nutrition. The instrument
of online platform, as well as AI technology for quality assessment is
worth to be recommended and promoted in the future.