Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen
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Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes · Jan 2012
[When simple meets false: challenges to science journalism].
Science journalists working for public media are caught between the two poles of factual correctness ("Thou shalt not harm") and entertaining presentation ("Thou shalt not bore"). Writing about (in most cases) complex topics they need to stand their ground against the mass media, the consumption of which is--in contrast to science and technology media--inherently voluntary. ⋯ The trend is moving away from interpreting towards critically accompanying science. Due to the strong support to high-quality science journalism that major foundations provided during the past thirty years, the numbers of better trained scientific journalists operating in Germany have considerably increased, but so have the requirements: higher levels of work stress and a higher demand for real-time information, particularly from online media, the risk of economic and other organisations taking control over information by intensifying their public relations campaigns.
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Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes · Jan 2011
Shared decision making in the United States: policy and implementation activity on multiple fronts.
Shared decision making in the United States has become an important element in health policy debates. The recently passed federal health care reform legislation includes several key provisions related to shared decision making (SDM) and patient decision support. Several states have passed or are considering legislation that incorporates SDM as a key component of improved health care provision. ⋯ Numerous professional organizations are advocating for SDM and social networking efforts are increasing their advocacy as well. Policy makers are intrigued by the potential of SDM to improve health care provision and potentially lower costs. The role of shared decision making in policy and practice will be part of the larger health care reform debate.
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Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes · Jan 2011
[Benchmarking: how to measure outcome quality at the comprehensive oncology centre in Stuttgart].
Quality-controlled documentation and evaluation of long-term course of disease is essential for measuring the outcome quality in the care of cancer patients. This project, based on the ongoing clinical cancer registry of the Comprehensive Oncology Centre (COC) Stuttgart, was aimed to integrate a long-term follow-up documentation and to compare outcome quality between centres of the OCC. ⋯ This project initiated a regular comparative evaluation of the outcome quality and showed that there are statistically significant differences between centres. Based on these findings, the benchmarking process will have to be further developed and elaborated.