Courté-Wienecke S
GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, Institut für Medizinische Informatik und Systemforschung, Neuherberg.
Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2000 Sep;94(8):634-8.
In the United States of America, accreditation relevant to ambulatory health care provided by physicians relates to several levels in the health care system: to the managed care organizations setting the frame for the care provided, the ambulatory care organizations (e.g., ambulatory surgery centers, group practices), and--for some time--individual physicians. Several accrediting organizations play a role in accreditation in ambulatory care. The functions of accreditation, the accreditation procedures as well as important areas addressed by the standards are described, and possible suggestions for respective methods of external quality assurance in Germany are reflected on.
在美国，与医生提供的门诊医疗保健相关的认证涉及医疗保健系统的多个层面：涉及为所提供的医疗保健设定框架的管理式医疗组织、门诊医疗组织（如门诊手术中心、集团诊所），以及在一段时间内还涉及个体医生。有几个认证组织在门诊医疗的认证中发挥作用。本文描述了认证的功能、认证程序以及标准所涉及的重要领域，并思考了德国外部质量保证相应方法的可能建议。
