Anchor patient guides regionally
09.11.2023 12:59
As of November 9th At the “Day of Patient Pilots” taking place in Berlin, the organizers are calling on people to strengthen regional solutions for the care of people in health and social emergencies. Patient guides play a crucial role here, report model projects based on extensive on-site experience. As in the previous year, the organizers appeal: The federal government must implement the announcement formulated in the coalition agreement to establish patient guides on a regular basis. One on November 9th. The legal opinion presented on existing social law options for a regular entitlement for all insured persons provides the template for this.
More than 160 participants from the healthcare sector come together for the second day of patient pilots - with the aim of discussing options for regionally anchoring patient pilots.
The pressing question of the legal basis for this new form of care is a central topic of the event. Social law expert Prof. Dr. jur. Gerhard Igl with his detailed legal opinion. “The report is an important basis for the coalition’s desired path to implementing patient guides in our health system,” emphasizes Dr. Michael Brinkmeier, Chairman of the German Stroke Aid Foundation.
Prof. Dr. Lutz Hager, CEO of the Federal Association of Managed Care (BMC), underlines the importance of pilots for networked regional care: “Especially in difficult situations, patients benefit from coordinated care in their region. The prerequisite for this is that they are competently guided through the SGB-spanning jungle of health-related services. Patient guides are therefore an indispensable part of regional, integrated and patient-centered care.”
“When assessing the effectiveness of pilots, in addition to medical improvements, the question of comprehensive participation must be focused on,” emphasizes Prof. Dr. Peter Lochbach, board member of the German Society for Case and Care Management. “The experiences of the various pilot models make it clear that the intervention always covers the entire life situation of those affected.” The right to guidance (case and care management) must now finally be anchored in law.
Joachim Sproß, Federal Managing Director of the German Society for Muscular Patients, adds: “It is now important to bring together the experiences we have gained and to set up patient guides across sectors within the care system. The coordinating pilot activity strengthens therapeutic success, especially in the care of chronic, rare and complex diseases.” The community of patient pilot projects is ready for this and the regions are interested.
The Patient Guide Day is a joint event organized by the Federal Association of Managed Care. V., the German Society for Case and Care Management, the German Society for Muscular Patients and the German Stroke Aid Foundation. It took place for the first time in Berlin in 2022 and links over 50 patient pilot projects across Germany, which support people with complex care situations in various indications.