title: [Quality standards and certification of patient education in rheumatology].
abstract: Patient education includes much more than only explanation or information regarding illness. The intention of all is to have a positive influence on patients' behaviour and to deliver the capability of self-management. One has to understand that the development and the realization of those programme needs a high quality level to achieve a reasonable result. The quality standards have been worked out by the DGRh-commission "Patientenschulung"-demonstrating the different levels of patient education. These standards are the basics of certificate and also the prerequisite to negotiate about the costs of patient education with the health insurance.
authors.affiliation: Arztin für Innere Medizin und Rheumatologie, Bohlweg 67/68, 38100 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manschwetus
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics; D017008:Negotiating; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012648:Self Care / Q000191:economics