KV continues its quality offensive in care

17.11.2009 15:46

Center for Quality in Nursing (ZQP) founded

On the occasion of the constituent committee meetings of the Center for Quality in Care, which was founded by the private health insurance company (PKV), the chairman of the PKV Association, Reinhold Schulte, explains:

“For many years, politicians and the nursing community have been calling for the definition and further development of uniform, qualitative standards in the care of those in need of care. The PKV takes up this appeal and founds the 'Center for Quality in Care' (ZQP). Professionally independent, thematically broad and with the constant participation of scientists, practical experts and self-help organizations, the ZQP will contribute to the continuous improvement of care.

Whether aging research, medicine, law or nursing science: many people are involved in the quality of care. The Center for Quality in Nursing reflects this through its interdisciplinary perspective. As the only institution of its kind in Germany, the ZQP wants to bundle these findings and involve experts as well as new players. The ZQP will regularly provide information about the status of quality development in nursing as well as promising practice models and publish an internet-based magazine.

Projects and research projects are advertised and awarded externally to scientific institutes by an independent commission. After the successful founding of COMPASS Private Care Consulting last year, the foundation is a further pillar of the PKV quality offensive for all those in need of care and their relatives. We are thus consistently continuing our commitment in this socially important area.” Today, the Bavarian state parliament member and former state minister Christa Stewens was elected as chairwoman of the foundation board.

In addition to her and representatives of the donors, the managing director of the German Alzheimer Society, Sabine Jansen, is also a member of the board of trustees. He also ordered Dr. RalfSuhr as full-time board member. The center, which initially has six employees, is based in Berlin.

The PKV association includes 46 companies with 29.6 million insurance policies: 8.6 million people have complete private health insurance, and there are also around 21 million additional insurance policies.