title: [International quality indicators in rheumatology. Suggestions for rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Quality measurement of medical care has become increasingly important in Germany in recent years. Essentially, three areas can be distinguished: the quality of structure, process and outcome. For the measurement of quality, quality indicators are necessary. The Federal Joint Committee has recently been responsible for defining such quality indicators. Because proposals for quality indicators for the indication for rheumatoid arthritis in have already been published in international rheumatology, we selected and translated the three most important European publications in order to present them to the rheumatology community. The ultimate aim is the initiation of a process for the joint development of quality indicators within the professional association and the two associations in Germany in order to then be able to adequately discuss these with policy-makers.
authors.affiliation: Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649, Herne, Deutschland. J.Braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.affiliation: Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hagen-Haspe, Hagen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bessler
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Rheumatologie, Johannes Wesling Klinikum, Minden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lakomek
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin und Rheumatologie, Klinikum Bielefeld Rosenhöhe, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudwaleit
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Dimensions of quality; Quality indicators; Quality of medical care; Rheumatoid arthritis; Standards of care