[An economic organisation analysis of the need for the exchange of information between the European health systems].
OBJECTIVE
Demographic development and technological progress are rapidly changing the existing health systems in Europe. As a result, increasingly more complex and heterogeneous structures are emerging, which clearly differ in each of the European member state. From a company's point of view these continuously changing frameworks are leading to an increasing non-transparency regarding the structures and processes within the healthcare systems themselves. The goal is to design a suitable solution to overcome the obstacles within the information exchange process between the individual European health systems.


METHODS
Theoretic-deductive analysis was used for the design of an organisational structure that enables information transparency between the individual European health systems. Incorporation of an economic perspective was implemented under consideration of the theory for the building of the new institutional economics.


RESULTS
The operational organisation analysis proves that the matrix project organisation with a function- and project-related decision system is the theoretically optimal organisational form.


CONCLUSIONS
The organisation model derived from the theoretical analysis offers an organisation variant that guarantees an optimal processing of tasks pertaining to European health systems. This could result in the closing of an existing supply gap in the knowledge market for health systems. The evaluation of enterprise practice and the comparison with existing departments in enterprises can be explored in further research work.
Kainzinger
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Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. florian.kainzinger@charite.de
Brüggenjürgen
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Willich
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D005062:European Union / Q000191:economics*; D033181:Information Dissemination; D018803:Models, Economic; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000191:economics*