[An online information system "LEITLINIEN-IN-FO"--a contribution to quality management in health care]

An online-information service contianing clinical practice guidelines ("LEITLINIEN-INFO"--available via) based on similar programs from Scotland and Canada--was developed by the German Guidelines Clearinghouse (Agency for Quality in Medicine, Cologne). The service focuses on continuing medical education regarding guideline methodology and tools for critical appraisal of guidelines. It contains guideline appraisal reports developed in cooperation with the German Cochrane-Center. Special importance is given to a hyperlink collection of German and international guideline-data-bases. Backgrounds, aims, and structures of the information program are discussed.