Media Information
08. September 2014
To increase patient satisfaction, improve the efficiency of care delivery, and reduce costs, researchers and health care professionals have proposed integrated delivery networks for the care of patients with chronic diseases. Most integrated networks include a team-based approach, as well as an emphasis on patient participation. Commonwealth Fund–supported researchers evaluated three new integrated delivery networks in Germany, the Netherlands, and England.
more to: Integrated Care Experiences and Outcomes in Germany, the Netherlands, and England [The COMMONWEALTH FUND, 8.9.2014]
Current News
09. February 2013
This year, Germany implements a new payment system for in-patient psychiatric care that psychiatrists fear will be detrimental to severely ill patients. Fabienne Hübener reports.
“In recent years no other country has implemented such a comprehensive payment reform in psychiatric care as Germany”, emphasises Alexander Geissler, expert on health-care management at the Technical University of Berlin. But what health-care economists view with some pride has driven clinical psychiatrists to the barricades. Psychiatrists and the health insurance companies tried to come to an agreement on the structure of the new system, known as PEPP (Consolidated Payment System for Psychiatry and Psychosomatics). Yet in October, 2012, the negotiations collapsed. Subsequently, against the demands of the clinicians, the German Minister of Health went ahead and implemented the reform.
more to: Financial reforms could worsen German psychiatric care, [The Lancet, Volume 381, Issue 9865, Page 440, 09.02.2013]
Media Information
31. January 2012
In this talk, Professor Dr Reinhard Busse, Professor of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology, Germany & EuroDRG Project, reflects on the impact of the introduction of diagnosis-related group (DRG) payments across Europe, and considers how the system might develop over the next five to 10 years.
Professor Dr Reinhard Busse presented at the Nuffield Trust’s inaugural European Summit, in January 2012.
Visit the Nuffield Trust website for further details about our work in this area: nuffieldtrust.org.uk
more to: Nuffield Trust's inaugural European Summit: Interview Prof. Dr. Reinhard Busse
Media Information
10. January 2008
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, according to an unprecedented survey which is likely to fuel the exodus of patients seeking treatment abroad.
The survey of nine European countries found the total cost of a standard filling ranged from €156 (£117) in England to €8 in Hungary. That total included the cost of x-rays, materials, drugs and overheads, as well as the dentist's time.
more to: Europe-wide study reveals huge gulf in dental prices, [The Independent, 10.01.2008]
