title: [Quality management in the ophthalmologist's practice].
abstract: Since 1 January 2004, new health system rules have become law in Germany. All ophthalmologists who practice in the German national health system are obliged to implement an internal quality management system. However, for economic reasons it is necessary for every physician as the owner of a medium-sized business to introduce a quality management system to survive in the healthcare market. The rules in the German health system are changing rapidly and physicians have to react to these new situations. The competition on the healthcare market has begun and will become much harder in the future. Quality management is the tool to successfully handle this challenge.
authors.affiliation: Dr.PeterHeinz@t-online.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heinz
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*