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[Quality criteria for psychosomatic consultation-liaison service]
1Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapeutische Medizin, Klinikum Nürnberg, Prof. Ernst-Nathan-Strasse 1, D-90419 Nürnberg, Deutschland. wolfgang.soellner@klinikum-nuernberg.de
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|November 14, 2002
Summary
Consultation-liaison (C-L) services enhance psychosomatic care by integrating specialists into medical teams. These C-L services are becoming standard in Austrian hospitals, with new guidelines focusing on quality and training.
Area of Science:
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Healthcare Management
Context:
- The integration of psychosomatic care within general hospitals is expanding.
- Consultation-liaison (C-L) services represent a collaborative model between psychosomatic departments and other medical specialties.
- The Austrian healthcare system is increasingly adopting C-L services due to regulatory changes.
Purpose:
- To provide an overview of current projects on quality standards and training for psychosomatic C-L services.
- To discuss the results of these projects in the context of Austrian health policy.
- To highlight the evolving role of C-L services in comprehensive patient care.
Summary:
- C-L services involve close cooperation, with psychosomatic consultants actively participating in the daily activities of partner departments.
- This team-centered approach extends beyond traditional consultation models.
- The establishment of C-L services in Austrian university hospitals has paved the way for broader implementation in general hospitals.
Impact:
- Development of quality standards for psychosomatic C-L services by consensus groups.
- Guidelines for the structure, process, and quality control of C-L services are being established.
- Efforts are underway to develop training guidelines for C-L service providers by the European Association of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics.