Quality Assurance Policies and Indicators for Long-Term Care in the European Union
Résumé
Quality assurance policies for long-term care in France are founded on a law passed in 2002, but
the organisation of the system is still underway. It is principally based on a legal framework that
sets out requirements for quality monitoring and quality improvement. Quality assessment is
related to outcomes, indicators and guidelines. It pertains to formal care and is related to
administrative authorisation and financial conditions. In the public sector, the aim is to develop
continuous quality assurance in a system differentiated by internal and external quality
assessment. In the private sector, the aim is mainly to check conformity with quality standards,
as internal and external quality assurance may be replaced by a certification procedure. A
central agency is in charge of enhancing quality through the production of new guidelines but
quality supervision is the role of the funding institution and qualitative results are not publicly
available. To date, not many organisations or units have conducted the entire quality assurance
process, as the quality of long-term care is ensured by an institutional system that is in the final
stages of being structured.
Domaines
Economies et finances
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RR No 107 _ANCIEN_ Fermon & Joel Quality Policies France.pdf (145.2 Ko)
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