Coming soon to your clinic: high-quality ART.
The concept of 'patient-friendly' medically assisted reproduction includes a robust set of clinical practice principles, to improve the quality of subfertility care. This concept is an important move away from the sole focus on effectiveness and high pregnancy rates in assisted reproduction technology (ART). Although the concept of 'patient-friendly ART' has several strong points, we feel it is incomplete. For achieving true high-quality ART, the concept should be extended to two more dimensions: timeliness and patient centredness. Moreover, we propose a change in the concept's name to the less ambiguous 'high-quality ART'.
van Empel
Inge W H
IW
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. i.vanempel@obgyn.umcn.nl
Nelen
Willianne L D M
WL
Hermens
Rosella P M G
RP
Kremer
Jan A M
JA
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors