Government commission makes important suggestions for reforming emergency care
13.02.2023 15:40
Regarding the publication of the government commission's statement on the reform of emergency care, Prof. Jens Scholz, 1st Chairman of the Association of University Hospitals in Germany (VUD) explains:
“Integrated emergency centers and integrated control centers are the right way to reform emergency care. The Council of Experts had already made good suggestions for this, and the government commission is developing them further. It is important that the emergency centers should generally dock with hospitals with G-BA emergency levels 2 and 3. This is where interdisciplinary expertise is pooled. In addition, the hospital should be able to take over the management of the respective integrated emergency center. That is absolutely right. Because the hospital doctors have the best overview of the further care capacities on site.”
Jens Bussmann, VUD General Secretary, added
“This fourth recommendation from the government commission on emergency care is in line with previous statements. It is clear that care must also be concentrated in emergency medicine. The proposal contains numerous requirements regarding the availability of qualified personnel in order to ensure high-quality emergency care. This is only possible in larger hospital structures with many disciplines under one roof. This is linked to – and the Commission speaks openly about – investments in technology, especially telemedicine. Investment funds must be pooled in a reformed hospital landscape where care should ultimately take place. The hospitals that actually organize networked care and have the necessary expertise must receive targeted funding.”