Reimann: Uniform planning language is important for the success of hospital reform
23.03.2023 11:37
As of March 23rd Meeting of the federal, state and government factions on hospital reform, which will primarily focus on the design of the service groups, says Dr. Carola Reimann, Chairwoman of the AOK Federal Association:
“If the hospital reform is to be a success, the federal and state governments must work closely together and move towards each other. The states must not have too rigid requirements imposed on them from Berlin that do not meet local requirements. But for the reform to be successful, we need a binding planning language that is based on nationwide performance areas and performance groups. This is necessary because it must be ensured that in the future the hospital planning care orders match the criteria for awarding the flat-rate maintenance fees and point in the same direction.
For this purpose, uniformly defined service groups are important as a link because they enable close integration of case-independent reserve financing and hospital planning. Different planning systems in the individual federal states would make it more difficult to provide the same incentives for maintaining good supply structures and prevent the necessary push for modernization.”