Purpose:Health eV founds a working group for responsible ownership in healthcare

27.02.2023 17:23

By founding a working group, the Purpose:Health eV network wants to promote responsible ownership in the healthcare system and give the topic a forum. In comparison to the traditional understanding of business, whose framework conditions reward short-term profit maximization, companies with responsible ownership concentrate on their long-term corporate purpose.

Responsible ownership could be a new type of corporate governance that aligns with the needs of patients and employees and creates a sustainable future for healthcare.

The association sees the following potential in the healthcare sector:

1. Employee involvement: Many healthcare companies have difficulty motivating and engaging employees. Through the concept of responsible ownership, employees are intended to be more involved in decision-making and play a larger role in company management.

2. Patient centering: In many healthcare companies, patient satisfaction is not the focus. Responsible ownership is intended to ensure that the company is focused on meeting the needs and wishes of patients.

3. Prevention of sell-offs and takeovers: In many cases, healthcare companies are taken over by investors or corporations, which are then often focused on short-term profits and not on long-term management and employee and patient focus. Responsible ownership is intended to ensure that companies remain independent and are not controlled by external interests.

The working group, led by Mergime Gerguri and Alexander Flatter, invites interested people to participate and to further advance and scientifically evaluate the topic of responsible ownership in healthcare. In the medium term, the working group would also like to develop concrete support offers for healthcare companies that aspire to this type of company.