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The Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed/ÄZQ) is the German Physicians' Centre of Excellence for Evidence based Medicine, Patient Information and Patient Safety.
The Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed) - in German "Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)", established in 1995 and located in Berlin, coordinates healthcare quality programmes with special focus on evidence-based medicine, medical guidelines, patient empowerment and patient safety programs. AQuMed is a non-profit organization owned by the German Medical Association and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
The Agency is a co-founder of the German Network for Evidence based Medicine DNEbM and of the Guidelines International Network G-I-N.
AQuMeds major focus lies on
- appraising and/or producing guidelines, quality indicators and patient information
- disseminating and implementing evidence-based guidelines
- coordinating error prevention and patient safety measures
- developing methodologies for guidelines and evidence-based healthcare
- identifying and appraising quality innovations
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