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Table 1: Number of inpatients of the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf (2001–2009; forensic cases excluded)
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
General Psychiatry I (Sector III) 699 628 765 956 902 898 873 1,011 1,079
General Psychiatry II (Sector II+III) 1,301 1,332 1,408 1,647 1,761 1,708 1,818 2,033 2,045
Addiction Disorders 1,427 1,430 1,507 1,436 1,463 1,719 1,692 1,779 1,905
Gerontopsychiatry 916 1,001 923 1,132 1,027 1,092 1,093 1,157 1,163
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy
Percent
326 309 274 375 359 417 399 394 450
Neurology 418 453 516 608 605 544 593 572 583
Psychosomatic Medicine 168 177 183 198 188 190 202 206 193
Rehabilitation 16 9 19 15 11 18 9 14 9
Total 5,271 5,339 5,595 6,367 6,316 6,586 6,679 7,166 7,427
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ICD-10 Codes
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Figure 2: Relative proportion of diagnoses of inpatients in the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf 2009
increase in the total number of annual inpatient admissions,
primarily due to increasing numbers of people with affective
disorders seeking inpatient treatment, accompanied by
a decrease in the average length of inpatient stay. These
trends led to a marked increase in the clinical workload
density, which was aggravated by increasing documentation
requirements. In order to relieve these pressures from the
system and staff, a dedicated working group continuously
improves the computer-based Hospital Information System.
For some time now, the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf has been
addressing quality assurance issues, resulting in 2006 in
certification in accordance with KTQ standards and re-
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certification in 2009. In 2006, the Klinikum also received its
initial EMAS certification in accordance with the European
Eco Management and Audit Scheme (re-certification in
2009). In order to further optimise the specialty training
for young psychiatrists, the necessary steps were taken to
obtain a special certification by the German Association for
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (which was awarded in March
2010).
In 2004, the German Medical Associations decided to extend
the requirement that office-based medical doctors regularly
attend Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses to
medical doctors working in hospitals. As a consequence,
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