[The DRG law from the point of view of the statutory health insurers--performance-adjusted fees will change quality assurance].
Apart from committing to a morbidity-oriented risk structure compensation, the restructuring of the hospital funding system in Germany in favour of a performance-oriented reimbursement system has been the most important decision of the current legislative period. Many side effects of introducing the DRG system will indirectly lead to improving the outcome quality of hospital treatment in Germany. Suffice it to mention here the trend towards specialisation and internal process optimisation. The quality assurance measures that have been introduced by the DRG law (Fallpauschalengesetz) apparently indicate that future German legislature's decisions will be geared towards more transparency and consumer-orientation, which might even increase in the next few years.
Held
Michael
M
Michael.Held@bv.aok.de
Leber
Wulf-Dietrich
WD
D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care