Auf dem Weg zu einem patientenorientierten und integrierten Gesundheitssystem kommt digitalen Lösungen eine besondere Bedeutung zu, da sie helfen Kommunikations- und Versorgungsbrüche zu vermeiden, Therapieentscheidungen zu unterstützen und involvierte Akteure zu vernetzen. Damit tragen sie...

Der Markt für ambulante Physio- und Ergotherapie wächst seit vielen Jahren. Die Ausgaben der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherungen (GKV) steigen trendmäßig. Entsprechend zum Verlauf der Nachfrage hat sich auch das Angebot entwickelt. Die Zahl der Physiotherapeuten und der physiotherapeutischen...

I study the effect of reference pricing on competition by parallel imports, in particular the market share of parallel imports and the number of parallel traders. First, I analyze the effect of reference pricing on competition by parallel imports in a vertical differentiation model with a...

This report is an overview to the presentations and discussions in the seminar Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel held on 3.9.2012. The seminar provided an interdisciplinary forum for the question how the health care system may...

In diesem Report werden Daten zum Stand der Krankenhausinfrastruktur in Deutschland - auch im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern - zusammengefasst und übersichtlich dargestellt. Dies erlaubt keine Aussagen darüber, ob überhaupt oder wann in der gegenwärtigen Situation damit zu rechnen ist, dass...

Access to healthcare is formed according to the characteristics of the supply and demand. While siting hospitals, ?equity' in access to healthcare should be taken as a basis for all segments of society, and necessary measures should be taken to ensure that vulnerable groups benefit from health...

Empirical evidence on economies of scale in healthcare is mostly based on the cost effects of hospital mergers. In contrast to earlier studies, this paper approaches the economies of scale issue by analysing the break-ups of municipal health centre federations. We use the...

The remarkable growth of older population has moved long-term care to the front ranks of the social policy agenda in the European Union. This paper addresses the issue of the longterm care in Lithuania, its philosophy, the legal and funding regularities, management issues and LTC policy. Its...

In the field of social protection, Poland belongs to the EU group of countries with the familybased welfare model, what is extremely visible for the long-term care where family is the main care provider for elderly individuals with limitations in activities of daily living. At the same time the...

Developing responsive to needs, efficient and sustainable long-term care systems for elderly becomes due to rising demographic pressures an urgent issue all over Europe. Czech Republic is among the countries that have redesigned long-term care system according the principles of accessibility,...