The Heidelberg model of computer-aided quality assurance: From quality control to quality management of inpatient psychotherapy

Authors

  • Hans Kordy
  • Wolfgang Lutz

Abstract

The GRG (law for reformation of health services) from 1988 commits all suppliers of therapeutic services in Germany to make arrangements for quality assurance. Up to now that task is realized only at few places and for certain service areas. There is still a lack of measurements for producing relevant data and a deficiency in organizational know-how for using these data for quality management.

The main goal of the described project is setting up and evaluating a model of computer aided quality management for inpatient psychotherapy. Considering the technical needs the development of the computer programme was given emphasis. Parallel in time:

-    an inventory for routine monitoring,
-    an algorithm for assessing therapy results,
-    a feedback concept

were developed. The model was adjusted to various areas of the service system - to clinics as well as to rehabilitation centres. Explorative data analysis for 118 cases support the usefulness of QM according to the Heidelberg Model.

Keywords
Quality assurance, quality management, computer aided, inpatient psychotherapy.

Author Biographies

Hans Kordy

Dr. phil. Dipl.-Math. Hans Kordy, geb. 1948, Studium der Mathematik, Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Psychologie an den Universitäten Bochum und Heidelberg; Diplom in Mathematik 1976, Promotion in Psychologie 1985. Von 1988-1990 wiss. Angestellter an der Psychosomatischen Klinik der Universität Heidelberg, seit Juli 1990 wiss. Mitarbeiter an der Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie Stuttgart. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Psychotherapieevaluation, Methodik der Psychotherapieforschung, Versorgungssystemforschung und Qualitätssicherung.

Korrespondenz: Dr. Hans Kordy, Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie, Christian-Belser-Straße 79a, D-70597 Stuttgart

Wolfgang Lutz

Dipl.-Psych. Wolfgang Lutz, geb. 1966, Studium der Psychologie an der Universität Heidelberg. Seit 1993 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie in Stuttgart. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Psychotherapieevaluation und Qualitätssicherung, Modellierung von Psychotherapieverläufen.

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Published

1995-10-01

How to Cite

Kordy, H., & Lutz, W. (1995). The Heidelberg model of computer-aided quality assurance: From quality control to quality management of inpatient psychotherapy. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 3(4), 197–206. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/665

Issue

No. 4 (1995): Psychotherapie Forum 3/4 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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