Abstracts by keywords: Chronic Wounds
Networks for the treatment of people with diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) in North Rhine, Hamburg and Berlin have submitted joint documentation. This is known as the DFS register [1] and is used for quality assurance and the identification of new findings for better care for people with DFS [2, 3]. The networks have taken further quality assurance measures, including certification by the AG Fuß of the German Diabetes Society (DDG), annual internships, training for doctors and assistants, communication tools and quality circles. In particular, they have set up a learning system with shadowing and a completely transparent comparison of all treatment numbers and a discussion about it. They have cared for an increasing number of people with DFS since 2002, with a total of around 60,000 people at the end of 2016. The following health insurance companies support these efforts through selective contracts: AOK Nordost, AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, BARMER, Bundesknappschaft, mhplus BKK, DAK Gesundheit, IKK classic, KKH, pronova BKK and SVLFG. Similar models have been implemented in other regions. This overview compiles the results of all analyzes that have become public in Germany that have examined the effects of specialized care for people with DFS in networks. The evaluations range from surveys in the DFS register to population-based surveys by independent scientists.