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The term ‘health services research’ is coined: what is quality of care in the ambulatory sector?

Even though health services research with medical issues has assumed great significance right from the start (IGES probably used the term “health services research” for the first time ever in 1990), this is now also followed by those projects during which the results of analyses are sent back directly to the physicians. This is the launch of quality assurance. IGES assumes a pioneering role in ambulatory health care.

When it comes to “health reporting”, IGES plays a decisive role as well. The first health care reports in Germany’s individual federal states are developed and submitted by IGES. IGES is responsible for the Federal Government’s health reporting.