... is to start measuring outcomes relevant for patients for each patient, which is lacking partly due to the absence of core outcome sets developed for clinical practice. By reducing low-value care and emphasizing optimal patient-centered outcomes, VBHC has the potential to improve the quality of care and ensure...

...K. Herberger; C. Blome; A. Sandner; F. Altheide; K. Heyer; K.C. Münter; W.R. Gottlieb; M. Augustin Background: The management of lymphoedema is complex and should be based on guidelines. To date, no data assessing quality of care in lymphoedema in Germany are available. Objective: We aimed...

...Matthias Augustin; Stephan Jeff Rustenbach; Sebastian Debus; Lena Grams; Karl-Christian Münter; Wolfgang Tigges; Elmar Schäfer; Katharina Herberger Background: Treatment of chronic wounds is complex, particularly as a standard for the assessment and evaluation of quality of care is missing...

...M.A. Radtke; K. Reich; C. Blome; I. Kopp; S.J. Rustenbach; I. Schäfer; M. Augustin Background: To date, no standardised indicators for quality of care in psoriasis have been published. Aims: Development and testing of evidence-based indicators of quality of care and guideline compliance...