docs.healthdata.beProject name
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology in multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics
Project abbreviation
IQEDFOOT
Project code
HDBP0010
Primary organization that oversees implementation of project
- Sciensano
Partner organization participating in project
- Not available
Organization that commissioned this project
- National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)
Organization providing monetary or material support
- National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)
Brief project description
Since 2005, multidisciplinary tertiary diabetic foot clinics are recognized by the INAMI-RIZIV. IQED-Foot uses the audit-feedback method to monitor quality of care and support healthcare providers in improving quality of care. Periodically, recognised diabetic foot clinics are required to prospectively provide data of the first 52 individuals presenting with a deep diabetic foot ulcer or an active Charcot foot during a 1-year inclusion period. Included individuals are then followed up for 6 months.
The project is executed by Sciensano and governed by a group of national experts.
The activities within this initiative can be summarized as follows:
- IQED-Foot conducts regular audits in the Belgian recognised diabetic foot clinics to evaluate quality of care using valid, evidence-based quality indicators whenever possible.
- IQED-Foot helps the recognised diabetic foot clinics to improve quality of care by offering individual feedback with anonymous benchmarking and by organizing information meetings with expert speakers and discussions between colleagues, thus promoting the exchange of good treatment strategies.
- IQED-Foot studies epidemiological aspects and increases scientific knowledge about the presentation, treatment and outcomes of patients with diabetic foot problems.
Regulatory framework of this project
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