The indicators do not provide a detailed description of a field but point to central aspects of quality. The project does not force the participants to follow definite procedures, but provides possibilities for the practitioner to assess management of service, procedures, and outcomes . The project integrates registration of indicators into routine record keeping, without additional time expenditure. Further, report processing in the office computer is available. The reports show the frequency of fulfilled quality criteria in the individual practice.
Some data are available for direct extraction from the record data base.
Other indicators require registration in simple forms, which are automatically presented following the introduction of specified diagnosis codes. The Epi Info report and statistics software is used to extract data and produce reports. The software has been adapted to permit operation by each practitioner without special preparation. The data produced will remain the property of the practitioner. Anonymous reports for evaluation of the project are submitted electronically from the groups to the project.