BMC: “DMP 2.0 – Impulses for a patient-oriented and team-based further development of disease management programs”

25.09.2023 17:05

With the current impulse paper, the BMC wants to initiate a further development process of DMP that will involve patients and practitioners in comprehensively expanded disease management.

In a society where people live longer, the future viability of the healthcare system depends on how care is tailored to the needs of people with chronic illnesses.

DMPs are valuable. In their current form, they help to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care through a coordinated cross-physician and cross-sector care process. However, the DMP has been stagnating for several years; the potential is far from exhausted. As a care and patient-controlling instrument, the programs follow the managed care understanding of patient-oriented and integrated health care and offer the opportunity to millions of patients
to support people living with chronic illnesses.

With the current impulse paper, the BMC wants to initiate a further development process of DMP that takes patients and practitioners into a comprehensively expanded disease management. It is important to involve all actors and - based on a basic evaluation - a common understanding of the benefits and quality of the care services provided within the framework of DMP.