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ArticleDer Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft2009

[Pareto optimal communication of the medical qualities of practicing ophthalmologists: a new option for patient information?].

C Thielscher, S Rödder, M Schütte

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Article in Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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C ThielscherFOM Hochschule der Wirtschaft, Leimkugelstrasse 6, 45141 Essen. christian.thielscher@fom.de
S Rödder
M Schütte

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backgroundThis investigation analyzed the possibility to provide information about the medical qualities of ophthalmologists to make it easier for patients to find the right physician in a Pareto optimal way, i.e. to supply information so that nobody is harmed and at least one derives benefits.

methodsExtensive interviews with key deciders in the system for ophthalmological care were carried out and analyzed.

resultsPareto optimization is possible. However, implementation is not yet feasible mainly because of legal and economic restrictions and because of difficulties of the measuring system. In order to come to a result, a major medical, economic and legal effort would be required which is unlikely to come into place in the short-term.

conclusionAt least in the near future there will be no new Pareto optimal information systems available for patients in order to find the appropriate ophthalmologist. In the mid-term the situation could change if the open questions can be resolved.

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CommunicationPhysician-Patient RelationsConsumer Health InformationGermanyInformation DisseminationOphthalmologyPatient Education as Topic

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