title: [Basic tenets for quality circles in North Rhine Medical Service of Public Health Insurance].
abstract: The Medical Advisory Service of the Health Insurance in the area of the Northern Rhine (MDK Nordrhein) has set up an internal concept for quality management since 1998. This concept includes the installation and performance of quality circles. Staff members were internally qualified as "presenters". They worked out principles for quality circles of the MDK North Rhine which were implemented as binding basic rules by the managing conference of the MDK. The principles will be presented in detail.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung, Nordrhein.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauven
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Euteneuer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Greven
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Grossgarten
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kost
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niessen
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Pichlo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöngart
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uphaus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hufer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller-Held
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D009313:National Health Programs; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management