Abstracts by keywords: nursing
Given the increasing need for care and staff shortages in Germany, innovative digital solutions are needed to optimize collaboration. Current processes for exchanging vital data and medication plans are time-consuming and error-prone, compromising the safety and efficiency of care. The goal of the Docs & Care Network project was to develop standards for structured data exchange and promote seamless digital integration that enables the timely and secure transfer of vital data and medication plans. The change management strategy applied in the project ensures that technical, organizational, and interpersonal aspects of digitalization are specifically addressed and that employees are actively involved. The workshops conducted have enabled process improvements that increase both the quality of patient care and the efficiency of collaboration between nursing staff and general practice.
02.06.2025
Heart failure is one of the most medically and health-economically important diseases in Germany (Neumann et al. 2009; Gensichen et al. 2004; Zugck et al. 2010; Willich et al. 2013; Buhr et al. 2007). The prevalence of heart failure is strongly age-dependent, so it can be assumed that the costs for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure will increase in the coming years in view of the aging German population. A large part of the treatment costs for heart failure arise in the inpatient area (Zugck et al. 2010). Against this background, effective integrated care programs have the potential to improve the care of heart failure patients and at the same time prevent decompensations, which are particularly often treated in the inpatient setting. Effective new care programs make it possible to optimize treatment processes, especially in the outpatient area, and to actively involve patients in the treatment concept (Buhr et al. 2007).