[Impetus for organizing quality management in ambulatory and sector spanning health care].
The relative increase in chronic diseases, multiple morbidity and the need for nursing care is changing the demand for medical care of the population. Coordinated medical care--spanning disciplines, sectors and medical practice alike--becomes increasing necessarily. To establish a quality-secured and coordinated medical care, a sector-spanning quality management must be organized. With disease management programs and the new hospital financing system recently introduced, economic incentives are finally given to invest into such a quality management approach. This essay is trying to outline these developments and possible future trends.
Tophoven
Christina
C
Kassenärzliche Bundesvereinigung, Köln. c.tophoven@kbv.de
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005858:Germany; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*