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Introduction

The Israel National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare originated in 2000 as a research project led by Professor Avi Porath of the Ben-Gurion University under the sponsorship of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research. The Project benefits from the collaborative efforts of all four health plans operating in Israel, the Ministry of Health, the Israel Medical Association and numerous other professional medical associations

On account of the Project’s success in advancing the quality of community healthcare in Israel, in 2004 the Ministry of Health adopted and established the project as a national program with the supervision and guidance of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research and the financial support of the National Health Commission. The first report on quality indicators in community healthcare in Israel was published in 2004 and covered a three-year period – 2001 to 2003. Since then, additional reports have been released. In May 2010, administration of the program was transferred to a team affiliated with the Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University of Jerusalem-Hadassah.

The purpose of the Program is to maintain continuous and dynamic measures of healthcare quality that include preventive services, screening, treatment and management of disease. This information is intended for use by policy makers as well as the public in order to assess the quality of healthcare provided by the health plans. All this is with the ultimate goal of improving and enhancing healthcare services provided to the residents of Israel.

To achieve this goal, the Program publishes an annual report with national-level quality indicators in community healthcare. These reports enable a systematic assessment of developments in quality healthcare over time and the detection of issues related to information systems and health services that require intervention and improvement. Evaluation of quality care in Israel is enhanced by the comparison with other similar international quality indicators of community healthcare

The quality indicators are meticulously chosen, based on international experience as well as scientific evidence, consultations with clinical experts and with the consensus of representatives from the health plans. The calculation of the indicators is subject to both internal and external audits.

Since 2013, the Israel Ministry of Health conducts a national program for quality indicators in in-patient settings (general, geriatric and mental health hospitals), maternity and child-care services, and ambulance services. https://www.health.gov.il/English/Topics/Quality_Assurance/Pages/default.aspx

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Our Directorate&Team

Our Directorate & Team

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Dr. Eliana (Ela) Ein Mor
Deputy Director

Epidemiology and Quality Indicators,
Braun School of Public Health and
Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Prof. Ora Paltiel

Professor Ora Paltiel

Epidemiologist, Director of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Senior Attending – Hematology,
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Dr. Ehud Horwitz

Dr. Ehud Horwitz

Clinical Pharmacist, Instructor and Researcher, Hadassah Medical Center,

Hebrew University

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Shuli Brammli-Greenberg
Information Systems

Braun School for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

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Shira Cohen

Information Systems

B.Sc., Industrial Engineering and management, Information Systems major

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Nisreen Khoury Nakhoul
Doctoral student

Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Prof. Ronit Calderon Margalit

Professor Ronit Calderon-Margalit

  Program Director

Epidemiology
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Prof. Orly Manor

Professor Orly Manor

 Former Program Director

Biostatistics,
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Prof. Arie Ben-Yehuda

Professor Arie Ben-Yehuda

Head of Internal Medicine,

Hadassah Medical Center,

Hebrew University

DR. Michal Kriger

Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease,
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

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Professor Adam Rose
Information Systems

Health Policy, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah

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Tali Shapiro

Statistics and Information Systems

Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah

Partners

Our Partners

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Leumit Health Services logo
Maccabi Health Services logo
Clalit Health Services logo

Dr. Ronen Bareket

Dr. Eran Matz

Ms. Edna Bar-Ratson

Professor Arnon Cohen

Thanks

Contributors

  • Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research

  • The Ministry of Health

  • Health Councils

  • Israel Medical Association and their councils 

  • National Association of Nurses in Israel

  • Israel Society for Quality in Health Care

  • Points Company

  • Academic experts, National Council experts, and Medical Associations experts

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