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...
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...
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...
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...
