Accreditation in general practice in Denmark: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

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• 作者：Merethe K. Andersen ; Line B. Pedersen ; Volkert Siersma ; Flemming Bro…
• 关键词：Accreditation ; General practice ; Clinical effects ; Cluster ; randomized trial
• 刊名：Trials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 全文大小：660KB
• 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; Biomedicine, general; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1745-6215
• 卷排序：18

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BackgroundAccreditation is used increasingly in health systems worldwide. However, there is a lack of evidence on the effects of accreditation, particularly in general practice. In 2016 a mandatory accreditation scheme was initiated in Denmark, and during a 3-year period all practices, as default, should undergo accreditation according to the Danish Healthcare Quality Program. The aim of this study is primarily to evaluate the effects of a mandatory accreditation scheme.