Quality assurance in medicine

Journal/Book: Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 1993; 3/6: 169-173.

Abstract: Programs of quality assurance in health care had been existing so far as medical education programs, clinicopathological conferences, peer-review and senior visits. Inevitable, quality is measurable and representable. Handling of quality has been made possible by the differentiation of quality in structure-, process- and outcomequality. Clarity and depiction of quality produce confidence in the relationship between patients and physicians.Quality assurance needs the responsible involvement of physicians and nurses. The elements of quality assurance and their particular forms are important parts of quality management. Quality management includes responsibility, organisation and structure in health care. Quality management is represented by clinical leaders.The paradigm of quality assurance describes the continuous process of problem identification, problem analysis, standard setting and problem solving. It is necessary to involve all levels of health care in quality assurance. Medical research plays an important role in quality assurance noticing that it is not identical.

Keyword(s): Qualitätssicherung

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