[BAK/KBV/AWMF curriculum "Quality assurance--medical quality management": concept of goal-oriented conversion to general practice applications].

Since 1996, the curriculum "Quality management for physicians" exists with a three-level training concept. Based on these contents, a purposeful course program has been developed by the ZQ, and through May 1998 four level I-, four level II- and four level III-courses have been performed in Hannover. Thus, 50 physicians are qualified for new professional roles as hospital quality managers. The evaluation of a standardized questionnaire shows that the concept is highly accepted--meanwhile also by other professionals in health care. As a new model of quality assurance/quality evaluation is now developed for German hospitals, the contents of the training program will be updated for actual needs.