title: [External quality assurance of inpatient treatment in schizophrenia. results of a multicenter study].
abstract: Due to legal regulations, external quality assurance is mandatory in Germany. Supported by the German Health Ministry (BMG), we present the results of a multicenter study in four hospitals with different structures on 1042 inpatients with the tracer diagnosis of schizophrenia (ICD 10). We defined disease-specific indicators of structure, process, and outcome quality, developed an assessment instrument, and implemented a feedback system for quality comparison. The resulting quality profiles are useful as a starting point for internal quality management.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Rheinische Kliniken, Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burgmann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Habel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jänner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mecklenburg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prüter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruth
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sass
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaebel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents