From a Quality Assurance and Control System for Medical Processes, Through Epidemiological Trends of Medical Conditions, to a Nationwide Health Project

Yossy Machluf1,2, Amir Navon1, Avi Yona1, Avinoam Pirogovsky1,3, Elio Palma1,4, Orna Tal5, Nachman Ash6, Avi Cohen1 and Yoram Chaiter1 1Quality Assurance and Control Committee, Medical Corps, IDF, 2Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 3Head of Standards and Regulation Department in the Division of Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, 4Head of Department of Occupational Medicine, Clalit Health Services, Afula, 5Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care; The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Head of Emerging Technologies Unit, Tel Aviv, 6Chief Medical Officer, Medical Corps, IDF, Israel