Die letzten Gesundheitsreformen hatten alle als wesentliche Bestandteile die Sicherstellung der Versorgung mit ausreichend und adäquat qualifiziertem Personal. In der Diskussion fehlt eine tiefergehende Auseinandersetzung mit den tatsächlichen und gefühlten Veränderungen der zukünftigen...

The availability of large-scale medical equipment such as computed tomography (CT), magnet resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanners has increased rapidly worldwide over the last decades. Among OECD countries, Germany ranks high according to the number of imaging...

Background Between 2008 and 2018, the share of robotic-assisted surgeries (RAS) for radical prostatectomies (RPEs) has increased from 3 to 46% in Germany. Firstly, we investigate if this difusion of RAS has contributed to RPE treatment centralization. Secondly, we analyze if a hospital's use of...

The regulations for financing assistive technology devices (ATDs) are complex and fragmented and, thus, might influence adequate provision of these devices to people who need multiple ATDs. This study aims to explore and analyze patients’ problems with the provision and financing of ATDs for...

In the past, free price setting mechanisms in Germany led to high prices of patented pharmaceuticals and to increasing expenditures in the pharmaceutical sector. In order to control patented pharmaceutical prices and to curb increasing pharmaceutical spending, the Act for Restructuring the...