title: [Retrospect and prospects of surgical quality assurance in Germany].
abstract: Quality in health can not be reached by sanctions or checks--as experiences show also in other fields. Improvement can be achieved only by a quality philosophy. Qualified and international used tools are the ISO 9000 and EFQM model, even if the application in the health sector requires adaptations.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. ziegler@chir.meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery / Q000639:trends*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends*