ABSTRACT
Four steps of risk management are known at present in the clinical practice. For all forms guidelines are important--these could be national guidelines or in-house guidelines. All guidelines are respected to perform reliable and steady quality and to reduce risks.
Subject(s)
Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Risk Management , Family Practice , Germany , HumansABSTRACT
Every hospital department has to install a basic quality management system within the next years. This is necessary for two reasons: The legal regulations and the introduction of a payment system based on diagnosis related groups. The very first beginning often is the hardest part of quality assessment work. This paper shows how to start with TQM everywhere--without inadequate expense and by own means. Basis for this is the identification of a couple of important targets, procedures and risks at the pit face. Further developments and the political background is outlined.