[Promoting patient-oriented quality management in rheumatologic management from the viewpoint of patients]

Limited resources in our health system require fast action to maintain sufficient health care. Improvements in the quality of standards and the processes involved are overcome more easily by the industry compared to human medicine. Can the heterogenous group of rheumatic patients be compared? Can the demands of the individual groups be satisfied concerning their health care? Coordination centers for rheumatic diseases can improve the quality of health care in conjunction with the infrastructure created by the patient support groups. These projects should not fail due to the financial crisis in our social system. It is about time to think about alternative financial models, such as foundations.