Abstract: Globalisation has changed the division of labour in all economies. This does also apply to health care. Services are standardized to increase efficiency, to...
Medical care in nursing homes in Germany – A critical review of actual studies
Abstract: In Germany, over 700.000 people live in nursing homes. This population shows a high degree of somatic and psychiatric multimorbidity. The objective of this...
Care for patients with psychological illness: uneven chances
Background: The need for out of hospital care is continuously increasing, and with it its costs. There are doubts that the structure of care to-day will be the right...
Dr. Google – an appreciated colleague? The role of the Internet in doctor-patient-communication
Background: A growing number of patients access the Internet to inform themselves about medical issues. Against the background of Shared-Decision-Making (SDM) this...
Indicators of quality in family medicine – a provocation paper
Summary: After showing which kind of indicators of quality, differentiated by their structure, are existing. Those being useful for and those threatening the quality of...
