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MedicalContact AG's Casaplus geriatric training program has been offering telephone health coaching for multimorbid geriatric patients since 2007, and approximately 30,000 patients have already benefited from it. The critical success factors for such a program are the risk-based identification of suitable candidates, participant recruitment, and individualized support from specially trained medical professionals. Since 2017, the Casaplus program has been further developed in collaboration with the VIACTIV health insurance company and DCC Risikoanalytik GmbH to include AI-based components for both the prediction of modifiable risks during the identification process and the use of risk-adjusted propensity scores during the evaluation of smartCasaplus coaching. The current evaluation results from the VIACTIV health insurance company show that, taking into account allocation effects and program costs, an average return on investment of 1.7 was achieved over the first four program years.
02.02.2024
The gross value added in the core area of the healthcare industry was around 350 billion euros in 2017. This corresponds to around 12 percent of the gross domestic product. The health sector is not only seen as an important economic sector per se, but also has great economic benefits, as health is seen as the basis for creativity and economic success (BMG 2019a, WHO). In the current discussion, in addition to medical progress and technological achievements, holistic considerations play a role, which lead to better care and can be achieved through the digital networking of the actors. Compared to other European countries, Germany lags behind when it comes to digital offerings, and the welcome initiative to establish a “Global Health Hub” cannot hide this.