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In a previous article (see MVF 06/12) it was theoretically worked out that the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) approach can represent a helpful system for the performance management (PM) of networks in the healthcare system (cf. Pimperl et al. 2012) . This second article focuses on practical feasibility aspects. The aim is to use a case study in individual case design (see, for example, Yin 2003; Eisenhardt 1989) to discuss the development and implementation process in an integrated care system in the German healthcare system. The IV model Gesundes Kinzigtal serves as a case study.
24.01.2013
In order for the insured to be able to assume their shared responsibility for their health as required by SGB V, they must first acquire the ability to do so. Therefore, a legally guaranteed right to appropriate help such as patient coaching should be introduced for them. The DGbV therefore calls for such a legal entitlement to be anchored in the Social Security Code. Citizen-oriented care management in the healthcare system ultimately benefits everyone: patients, insured persons, service providers, health insurance companies, industry, service providers and, last but not least, the economy.
24.01.2013
In Germany, operations are carried out too quickly and too often. 90 percent of interventions can be avoided if a second expert opinion was sought to clarify the diagnosis before operations. However, the second opinion procedure is just as effective for uncertain diagnoses and for clarifying the correct therapeutic approach. For Deutsche BKK, the procedure is also an important building block in a modern, high-quality and effective care model.
24.01.2013
Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Porzsolt, head of clinical economics at Ulm University Hospital and member of the cancer prevention group European Society Medical Oncology.
24.01.2013
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in Germany. According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, around 67,600 patients become ill every year. Many of those affected have a localized tumor, for which several treatment strategies are possible. The PREFERE study, presented at a press conference in Berlin, is intended to clarify whether one of these options is superior or inferior. But is the study design suitable for this?
24.01.2013
Polypharmacy is usually referred to as a cumulative prescription of five or more drugs in one period of time. Five active ingredients are often seen as the limit beyond which interactions and side effects can no longer be overlooked. Although polypharmacy is not a new phenomenon, the problem can be expected to worsen given the increasing number of drug prescriptions and the declining number of insured people. This is all the more true as the prescription of potentially inappropriate medication increases with increasing age (cf. Thürmann et al. 2012) and - due to demographic change - in a growing proportion of older patients.
24.01.2013
The relatively simple-sounding topic of “duties to give reasons” is of great legal significance for the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). The reason: If the sub-statutory norm setter does not meet his obligations to provide reasons, he is threatened with having his norm repealed due to a procedural error. But if, on the other hand, he deals with every theoretically conceivable objection to his decisions in depth and documented, this leads to a significant prolongation of the procedure, which is not in the spirit of the legislature, which is currently appointing the new G-BA boss, Josef Hecken , wanted to bring a little more tension into the process. The pros and cons were discussed at the G-BA's last legal symposium under the title “Duties of the Federal Joint Committee to give reasons”.
24.01.2013
INSIGHT Health on antiepileptic drugs in the statutory health insurance
05.12.2012
INSIGHT Health on anti-dementia medication provision in Germany
09.10.2012
Auf dem dem „AnyDay – Innovation Gesundheit“ am 11. Oktober 2012 in der Stuttgarter Mercedes-Benz-Arena (s. auch S. 22) werden eine Reihe innovativer Versorgungsmanagement-Lösungen vorgestellt. Dabei geht es nicht darum, Projekte mit der „rosa-roten Brille“ zu betrachten, sondern gezielt über Erfolge und Misserfolge zu berichten. Diverse Schwerpunkte beleuchten drei Foren, in denen über Erfahrungen in […]