German Agency for Quality in Medicine

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

German Agency for Quality in Medicine AEZQ
Region served
Germany
Chairman
Frank Ulrich Montgomery & Andreas Gassen
Parent organization
German Medical Association & Nat. Ass. for Statutory Health Insurance Physicians
AffiliationsGuidelines International Network, German Network for Evidence Based Medicine
Websitewww.aezq.de

The German Agency for Quality in Medicine (AEZQ) - in German "Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)", established in 1995 and located in

patient empowerment, patient safety programs, and quality management.[1]

AEZQ is a non-profit organization owned by the German Medical Association and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.[2]

Activities

AEZQ initiated several quality programs for the German healthcare system:

It established the German Program for

Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network and referring to experiences from the National Guideline Clearinghouse in the US, the agency founded a German Guideline Clearinghouse[3] aiming at best practice in guideline production.[4]

In 1998 AEZQ was co-founder of the German Network for Evidence Based Medicine.[citation needed]

The organization established the German Clearinghouse for

shared decision making[6]
in 1999.

In 2002, the agency set up the National Program for Disease Management Guidelines.[7][8]

The development of reliable and consumer information is integral part of this guideline program.[9]

AEZQ was co-founder of the

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.[10]

In the field of

High 5 Project
.

In 2010 the agency set up a

Digital Library for physicians and other interested health professionals and lays - the German Medical eLibrary (www.arztbibliothek.de) - for reinforcement of reliable and unbiased knowledge management in healthcare.[14]

AEZQ entertained the administrative offices of the

German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Healthcare ZEFQ.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ World Health Organization - Europe. Health Evidence Network (HEN). Technical Members: German Agency for Quality in Medicine Archived 31 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ISBN 978-92-890-7193-2
    .
  3. ^ Ollenschläger, G.; Kirchner, H.; Oesingmann, U.; Kolkmann, F. W.; Kunz, R. (2001). "The German Guidelines Clearing house (GGC) – rationale, aims and results" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 31 (Supplement 9): 59–64.
  4. ISBN 978-92-871-4788-2. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  5. PMID 12119584
    .
  6. PMID 11493320
    .
  7. S2CID 31255706
    .
  8. PMID 21095605
    .
  9. PMID 21095611
    .
  10. PMID 15576708.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
    )
  11. doi:10.4414/saez.2001.08273
  12. PMID 20204120
    .
  13. PMID 21095609
    .
  14. PMID 21095612
    .

External links
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Agency_for_Quality_in_Medicine&oldid=1209294861"