Do the national care trajectories diabetes and chronic kidney disease in Belgium improve the quality of care?

Background In order to improve quality of care for chronic conditions, in 2009 the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance in Belgium created care trajectories (CTs) for diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). A CT, formalised by a contract between patient, GP and specialist, aims to ensure integrated, evidence-based, multidisciplinary and structured care for chronic diseases in primary care. The ACHIL …