The German Health-Care System

Budgeting and rationing in the German health care system.

Privacy Oriented Clearing for the German Health-Care System

We present a clearing scheme for health-care in Germany that allows for the specific privacy interests of all participants, including the patient. Health insurance plays a key role in the German clearing system and it is their vital interest to reduce their overall cost as much as possible. Our scheme supports these interests while protecting the privacy of the insured persons and medical profe...

Designing a managed care model for emerging respiratory infectious diseases in the Iranian health care system

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study is to design a model of managed care for emerging respiratory infectious diseases in the Iranian health care system in 1399. Methods: To achieve this goal, first the effective factors and indicators affecting the managed care model for emerging respiratory infectious diseases are identified based on content analysis technique and then these factors...

On the interdependence of ambulatory and hospital care in the German health system

For some considerable time now the interface between ambulatory and hospital care has been mooted as a cause of inefficiencies in the German health system and there have been calls for a softening of the strict separation between the two sectors. This debate emphasizes the need for detailed empirical information on the interdependence between the two sectors. Using extensive administrative data...

A Special Adaptation for the Outpatient Sector of the German Health Care System

Purpose: Create a special adaptation of ICD-10 to meet the needs of the outpatient sector of the German health care system. Methods: Requirements were identified together with the board of physicians. To ensure consistency with the original classification (even after annual updates) and to allow the automatic production from its master files, the SGML based system was enhanced. The final produc...