status quo of quo vadis? - KCE

KCE Reports 76 Quality development in general practice in Belgium: status quo or quo vadis ? 61
10 elements to consider in the development of a quality framework
• The need for a professional GP culture oriented towards quality;
• The major role of the health authorities in particular for the development
of a quality policy, the definition of health objectives, the legislation, the
creation and support of an independent trustworthy body, the
standardisation of the IT system and the necessary funding;
• The involvement of all stakeholders;
• The scientific input from GP scientific bodies and GP academic
departments e.g. for defining quality initiatives and developing sets of
indicators;
• The development of valid clinical and non clinical indicators covering the
broad scope of general practice;
• The definition of an optimal balance between internal and external
drivers for GPs to develop quality initiatives in their practice;
• An emphasis on the practice of the GPs;
• The improvement of the organisation of the GP practice in terms of
personnel and IT infrastructure;
• The importance of an independent trustworthy body that will be the
major interface for the analysis and feedback of data to the GPs and
other stakeholders;
• The availability of financial support that takes into account the structure
needed for the collection of data, the production of the tools selected for
developing quality and the incentives for the GPs.