IT-Structures and Algorithms for Quality Assurance in the Medical Advisory Service Institutions in Germany. Step 2: To err is Human. Consensus-Conferences

Vera Ries, Klaus-Peter Thiele, Bernhard van Treeck, Sarah Schroeer, Christina Witt, Reinhard Schuster

2023

Abstract

16 Regional Medical Advisory Service Institutions perform medical expertise assessments upon German in- and out-patient care. Assessments have to accomplish a nationwide quality assurance plan with mandatory public reporting. We developed strategies to resolve conflicting quality measurement evaluations in the same item by different peers without unveiling the identity of the criticised medical expert or peer in the processes. All workflows are completely digitalized using mathematical IT-based procedures for randomized sampling and for an equal distribution of the medical expertise assessments to be reviewed. We even allow for smaller sample sizes, so regional heterogeneity and the heterogeneity of the types of medical expertise assessment pose a constraint satisfaction problem. We discuss models addressing this kind of problem type and present possible solutions. Our technical framework for peer review distribution, data collection and final result analysis includes a completely IT-based workflow not only masking the origin of the medical expertise assessments discussed, but routing the peer review processes in a way that independent and impartial review sheets are produced by peers that were previously not yet involved in the reviewing process. Finally, the statistical distribution and outcomes of the review results are analysed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ries V., Thiele K., van Treeck B., Schroeer S., Witt C. and Schuster R. (2023). IT-Structures and Algorithms for Quality Assurance in the Medical Advisory Service Institutions in Germany. Step 2: To err is Human. Consensus-Conferences. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-631-6, SciTePress, pages 271-278. DOI: 10.5220/0011632600003414

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf23,
author={Vera Ries and Klaus-Peter Thiele and Bernhard van Treeck and Sarah Schroeer and Christina Witt and Reinhard Schuster},
title={IT-Structures and Algorithms for Quality Assurance in the Medical Advisory Service Institutions in Germany. Step 2: To err is Human. Consensus-Conferences},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2023},
pages={271-278},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011632600003414},
isbn={978-989-758-631-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - IT-Structures and Algorithms for Quality Assurance in the Medical Advisory Service Institutions in Germany. Step 2: To err is Human. Consensus-Conferences
SN - 978-989-758-631-6
AU - Ries V.
AU - Thiele K.
AU - van Treeck B.
AU - Schroeer S.
AU - Witt C.
AU - Schuster R.
PY - 2023
SP - 271
EP - 278
DO - 10.5220/0011632600003414
PB - SciTePress