Our analysis of seven companies from the German medical engineering industryrevealed that product-service-systems play a central role in value creation. Customer solutionsare highly individual and often consist of a medical product and corresponding servicesspanning the complete product life...

Hybride Wertschöpfung, verstanden als Bündelung von Produkt,Dienstleistung und Software zu einer kundenindividuellen Gesamtlösung, wird häufigals Erfolgsformel zur Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder gesehen. Wie aber „macht“man hybride Wertschöpfung? Wie können die einzelnen Elemente...

Der mobile Gesundheitscoach ist ein Produkt-Dienstleistungsbündel (persönliche und computervermittelte Dienstleistungen, Software, Hardware) zur Unterstützung von gesundheitsorientierten Bewegungsprogrammen. Im Span-nungsfeld zwischen hochpreisiger persönlicher Beratung und kostengünstigen,...

"Describes the rationale for introducing incentives tied to achievement of specific health-related targets, and provides guidance about designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that provide incentives to health care providers and patients. Presents case studies that focus on recent uses...

The detailed analysis of these 10 case studies together with the rest of the analytical text highlight the realities of P4P programs and their potential impact on the performance of health systems in a diversity of settings. This book provides critical insights into the experience to date with...

This report assesses how Kazakhstan measures up in the development and application of its national health accounts, delivering a set of recommendations to improve the country’s health care financing information. As Kazakhstan has made significant economic progress over recent decades, health...