Overview

Alternative Titles / Acronym

• IQED-Foot

Keywords

hospital diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetologist ICD10 E00–E90 ICD10 E11 MeSH D003924 SNOMED CT 309350005 SNOMED CT 44054006

Languages

FRA, NLD

Health Categories

Population-based health data registries (public health registries) Data from medical registries and mortality registries Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Data on professional status, specialisation and institution of health professionals involved in the treatment of a natural person

Population Coverage

Centres are required to prospectively provide data on the characteristics, treatment and outcomes of the first 52 individuals presenting with a deep diabetic foot ulcer or an active Charcot foot during a 1-year inclusion period. Included individuals are then followed up for 6 months with regard to ulcer healing, amputations and mortality.

Personal Data Categories

Age Gender Weight Health History Height Residency

Purposes

• Through regular data collections, the IQED-Foot project monitors quality of care in these centres and provides individualised feedback, helping the centres to improve their quality of care.

Provenance

• IQED-Foot uses the so-called audit-feedback method to monitor quality of care and support healthcare providers in improving quality of care. Periodically, recognised centres are invited to participate in the IQED-Foot audit.

Landing Pages

• https://www.sciensano.be/en/projects/initiative-quality-improvement-and-epidemiology-multidisciplinary-diabetic-foot-clinics

Documentation

• https://www.sciensano.be/en/projects/initiative-quality-improvement-and-epidemiology-multidisciplinary-diabetic-foot-clinics