Hospital Transparency Act: AOK welcomes the planned display of certificates
19.10.2023 15:37
The latest changes to the Hospital Transparency Act, which came into effect in 2nd/3rd. Reading in the Bundestag will be discussed, says Dr. Jürgen Malzahn, head of the hospital department in the AOK federal association:
“It is good that the members of the government factions have made further improvements to the Hospital Transparency Act. The planned display of high-quality certificates in particular is an important improvement for the benefit of patients. These certificates are a valuable guide when it comes to treatment quality and patient safety.
Information about compliance with the minimum quantities set by the Federal Joint Committee for certain operations and treatments is also important progress. Using this information, which is already displayed in the AOK health navigator, patients can see before a planned procedure where the necessary routine, expertise and technical and personnel equipment for these treatments are available.
It would be desirable if further patient-relevant content such as doctor-related minimum quantities were integrated into the directory using a transparent scientific process. There should be a proposal and evaluation process so that all stakeholders in the healthcare system can participate in the further development of the transparency directory.
In principle, we welcome all approaches to display the quality information in the transparency directory in a way that is as understandable to laypeople as possible and in the form of easily comprehensible symbols. We have already gained experience here with our navigator – for example, in displaying clinic ratings based on quality assurance with routine data (QSR) for certain treatments and operations.”