Defining and improving quality management in Dutch diabetes care groups and outpatient clinics: design of the study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, the organisation of diabetes care is changing. As a result general practices and diabetes teams in hospitals are becoming part of new organisations in which multidisciplinary care programs are implemented. In the Netherlands, 97 diabetes care groups and 104 outpatient clinics are working with a diabetes care program. Both types of organisations aim to improve the quality of diabetes care. Therefore, it is essential to understand the comprehensive elements needed for optimal quality management at organisational level. This study aims to assess the current level of diabetes quality management in both care groups and outpatient clinics and its improvement after providing feedback on their quality management system and tailored support.

Methods/design

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SUBMITTER: Campmans-Kuijpers MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3623730 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature