German Society of
Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Quality assurance

Certified cochlear implant providing institutions (CIVE)

  • Current overview of certified cochlear implant providing institutions (CIVE) (link)
  • Information on CI certification
    (published on the occasion of the CI kick-off event in June 2021)

    - Presentation of the DGHNO-KHC CI Certification Commission (link)

    - Presentation by ClarCert on CI certification (link)

For further information on CI certification, please contact ClarCert directly, Mr. Fünfgeld (j.fuenfgeld@clarcert.de) or Mrs. Jevtic (n.jevtic@clarcert.de).


German Cochlear Implant Register (DCIR)

  • Information on the German CI Register

    (published on the occasion of the CI launch event in June 2021)

    - Presentation by Innoforce on the DCIR (link), to the management summary for clinics (link) and information on the interface for the import (link)


For further information on the DCIR, please contact Innoforce via this Contact form.


Weißbuch Cochlea-Implant

  • Weißbuch Cochlea-Implantat (CI)-Supply 
    (Stand Mai 2021)

    Recommendations of the German Society for ENT Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery for quality assurance in the care of patients with a cochlear implant in Germany. Please follow this link.

Certified skull base centers (GSB)

Certification as a skull base center of the Society for Skull Base Surgery (GSB)
The aim of the certification of skull base centers is to improve the structural and process quality of the treatment of patients with diseases of the skull base in order to ensure optimal treatment quality. Certification is carried out by the GSB.


Certified oncology centers (OnkoZert)

OnkoZert is an independent institute for quality assurance and data management in medicine. As a mandate holder of the German Cancer Society (DKG), OnkoZert has been certifying oncological care facilities for over 10 years.

Weißbuch Hypoglossus

WStimulation therapy of the hypoglossal nerve

(Status: August 2022)

Recommendations of the DGHNO-KHC and the DGSM on the structure, organization, equipment, qualification and quality assurance in the care of patients with a N. hypoglossus stimulation system in the Federal Republic of Germany. Please follow this link.

The appropriate guideline on this topic can be found under the following link:
S3 guideline: Non-restorative sleep/sleep disorders - sleep-related breathing disorders

Curriculum tracheal cannula management in dysphagia therapy

- Published by the Dt. Interdisz. Gesellschaft f. Dysphagie (DGD) in cooperation with the participating therapeutic and medical societies (as of 12/23) -

The treatment of tracheostomized patients with dysphagia is the field of activity of speech therapists and academic speech therapists (LogaS) in intensive and acute medical, rehabilitative and outpatient settings. This (open-access-published) article presents a standardized curricular training for LogaS that has been agreed upon by the participating specialist disciplines. This creates a qualification certificate that will help to formulate the medico-legal framework to safeguard delegating physicians and therapists.

AWMF guidelines

The AWMF guidelines of the Scientific Medical Societies are systematically developed aids for doctors to help them make decisions in specific situations. They are based on current scientific knowledge and proven procedures in practice and ensure greater safety in medicine, but should also take economic aspects into account. The "guidelines" are not legally binding for doctors; the medical assessment of the individual examination or treatment case is always decisive. Guidelines therefore have neither - in the case of deviations - liability-creating nor - in the case of compliance - liability-releasing effect.


The guidelines developed under the leadership of the DGHNO-KHC and other ENT-relevant guidelines can be found at this link