The Construction of the Medical Quality Control System for Epilepsy and Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Epilepsy is one of the five major neuropsychiatric diseases that the World Health Organization focuses on.There are more than 10 million people with epilepsy in China,which lead to tremendous burden of disease.Fortunately,over 70%of epilepsy patients can achieve the treatment goal of seizure control and reintegration into society under standardized treatment.Improving the qualityof diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy can effectively improve the accessibility of medical care in people with epilepsy in China.In 2017,with the support of the National Health Commission,the National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Neurological Diseases set up the Epilepsy Medical Working Group to start the construction of the medical quality control system in epilepsy and convulsive status epilepticus.The construction of medical quality control system for epilepsy and convulsive status epilepticus strengthened the national epilepsy management system,found out the status of diagnosis and treatment in China,built a dynamic feedback mechanism for the medical quality system with multiple data sources complementing each other.Applying medical quality tools for epilepsy and convulsive status epilepticus,which have continued to promote the homogenization of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment in China.
Medical qualityQuality control indicatorEpilepsyParoxysmal diseaseConvulsive status epilepticus