Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

National Quality Benchmarking in Germany

• Size of the project:
  • 2,000 German Hospitals (> 98%)
  • 5,000 medical departments
  • 3 Million cases in 2005
  • 20% of all hospital cases in Germany
  • 300 Quality indicators in 26 areas of care
  • 800 experts involved (national and regional)
• Ideas and goals:
  • Define standards (evidence based, public)
  • Define levels of acceptance
  • Document processes, risks and results
  • Present variation
  • Start structured dialog
  • Improve and check

Source: Christof Veit, "The Structured Dialog: National Quality Benchmarking in Germany."
Presentation at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 2006.