title: [Integrated Health Care in cardiology].
abstract: Integrated Health Care forces rethinking of all partners. Health care providers need to cooperate and have to face an emerging competition among themselves. Health insurance companies are no longer the common enemy, but a business partner on an individual basis. Rethinking has already commenced. The Barmer insurance company has initiated a considerable number of similar contracts with respect to Integrated Health Care in cardiology. One of the first contracts was agreed upon at Recklinghausen (it is reported later in this volume) and a couple of them have been concluded in the Berlin/Brandenburg region (which are also reported in this volume).A special feature is the support for the general disease management programs that have been initiated in light of the new laws beginning in 2000. The Barmer company will enroll some 500,000 patients with coronary artery disease in these programs.
authors.affiliation: Abteilungsleiter Gesundheits- und Versorgungsmanagement, Barmer Ersatzkasse, Wuppertal, Lichtscheider Strasse 89-95, 42285 Wuppertal.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032982:Contracts / Q000191:economics; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D019468:Disease Management; D004465:Economic Competition; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007354:Insurance, Major Medical / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment