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Programme in Austria
25th Conference of the
European Wound Management Association
Aim 5 – Analysing register data
Analyse nationally collected data to improve access
to information. (Austrian Impatient Quality Indicators)
Austria’s government recently announced the beginning
of a widespread analysis of standardised national data to
define and visualise quality criteria concerning several
health topics. These Austrian Inpatient Quality Indicators
(A-IQI) are designed to measure health-care quality based
on ICD and individual treatment. They enable the health
system to define and test quality against general data.
Therefore implementation of the A-IQI should provide
an objective view of quality of care concerning diabetes.
The A-IQI will facilitate evaluation of the major amputation
registry and will elucidate the lack of quality information
regarding diabetic foot treatment.
The first results should be available in 2014/15.
Discussion
After long medical discussions and intensive lobbying
work by members of AWA (Austrian Wound Association)
and the ÖDG (Austrian Society for Diabetes), the “diabetic
foot” problem has finally become a political issue in
Austria. Some very important changes have been scheduled
within the planned restructuring of the health care
system to prevent complications in patients with diabetes
and improve the treatment of diabetic feet. For four out
of five aims set out in the intervention strategy defined
by the AWA, initial steps towards improvement have been
taken. However, this is only the start. Reimbursement for
preventive services in primary care remains to be defined.
Within areas where improvement are already taking place,
AWA will continue to advocate for political and economic
support for initiatives that contribute to further improvement
of diabetic foot care in Austria.
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EWMA 2015
LONDON · UK
13-15 MAY 2015
WOUND CARE
– SHAPING THE FUTURE
A PATIENT, PROFESSIONAL, PROVIDER
AND PAYER PERSPECTIVE
Dr Gerald Zöch will provide additional information
concerning this topic at the annual 2014 EWMA Congress
in Madrid, Spain.(15th May, 13:15-14:15, “
International perspectives on implementation”)
Literature:
(1) Apelqvist J, Ragnarson-Tennvall G, Larsson J, Persson U.: Long-term costs for foot
ulcers in diabetic patients in a multidisciplinary setting; Foot Ankle Int. 1995
Jul;16(7):388-94.
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