Title
Het Nederlands signaleringscentrum kindergeneeskunde; een kwaliteitsinstrument voor preventie en onderzoek [The Dutch Paediatric Surveillance System; a quality-focused instrument for prevention and research]
Author
Hirasing, R.A.
Rodrigues Pereira, R.
Publication year
2002
Abstract
The Dutch Paediatric Surveillance System was initiated by the Dutch Paediatric Society and is housed within the TNO Prevention and Health office. The purpose of the surveillance system is (a) to gain insight on a population level into the prevalence of rare and new diseases in youths (0-18 year), and (b) to promote scientific research addressing the background, nature and prognosis, as well as the treatment and prevention, of these diseases. A monthly report card is sent to all clinically active paediatricians with maximally 10 diseases under surveillance. The response rate is approximately 90%. The information from the registration can lead to primary or secondary prevention (prevention of the disease or of its complications, respectively). The system provides information for the amelioration of quality of care and for health management and at the same time, acts as an instrument for scientific research.
Subject
Health
Health care management
Health care quality
Human
Medical research
Pediatrician
Prevalence
Prophylaxis
Review
Scientific literature
Infection control
National health service
Newborn
Organization and management
Pediatrics
Preschool child
Standard
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Netherlands
Pediatrics
Population Surveillance
State Medicine
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TNO identifier
236900
ISSN
0028-2162
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 146 (50), 2409-2414
Document type
article