Quality in Rheumatology (QIR) & Medicine
Quality in Rheumatology (QIR) is an organisation of high qualified Swiss Rheumatologists (FMH members) experts in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) with a special interest in msus education, advanced msus training, quality assessment in msus, patient security and patient management (concept of qir to request).
Quality assessment for the benefit of patients is indispensable. QIR ensures standards for quality assessement and quality improvement in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound (msus) in Switzerland defined by the working group QIR. Quality indicators in rheumatology, quality standards in musculoskeletal ultrasound and the concept of QIR are published here: Pubmed
QIR is an independent and non-profit organisation.
SCQM – Swiss Clinical Quality Management
SAQM – Schweizerische Akademie für Qualität in der Medizin (German)
SAQ - Swiss Association for Quality
FMH Quality (German)
Qualitätssicherung in der Medizin (German)
Patient Safety (German)
Kompendium Qualitätsmanagement in der ambulanten Medizin (German)
Qualitätsmanagement – Medkolleg (German)