Entwicklung von Qualitätsstandards für Patient*innen mit axialer Spondyloarthritis zum Einsatz in Deutschland
Uta Kiltz, Verena Buschhorn-Milberger, Katinka Albrecht, H.‐J. Lakomek, Hanns‐Martin Lorenz, Martín Rudwaleit, M. Schneider, Hendrik Schulze‐Koops, Xenofon Baraliakos, Frank Behrens, Jan Brandt‐Jürgens, Hildrun Haibel, Ludwig Hammel, Kirsten Karberg, H. Kellner, D. Krause, Uwe Lange, E. Märker-Herrmann, Denis Poddubnyy, Joachim Sieper, Uta Syrbe, Jürgen Braun
Abstract
Quality standards (QS) are measurable constructs designed to quantify gaps in care and subsequently to improve quality of care. The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) recently generated and published international QS for the management of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) for the first time. The German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh) then decided to translate, review and possibly adopt these standards by a group of experts from different care settings. Against this background, national QS for the management of patients with axSpA for Germany were developed for the first time. The main focus was on feasibility and practical relevance. Ultimately, nine QS were defined with which the quality of care in Germany can and should be measured and improved.