This paper shows that patients with private health insurance (PHI) are being offered significantly shorter waiting times than patients with statutory health insurance (SHI) in German acute hospital care. This behavior may be driven by the higher expected profitability of PHI relative to SHI...

This paper considers the role of ownership form for the financial performance of German acute care hospitals and its development over time. We measure financial performance by a hospital-specific yearly probability of default (PD). Using a panel of hospital data, our models allow for state...

Die Energiepreise klettern in schwindelnde Höhen und entsprechend die Energiekosten für Krankenhäuser. Dabei sind Krankenhäuser "Energiefresser par excellence". Nur die Krankenhausleitungen kümmern sich meist zu wenig darum. Dabei machen die mit der Energie verbundenen Kosten 8-10 % aus....