title: Using a contribution margin system to manage medical centers in Berlin.
abstract: After German reunification, the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin was restructured from three existing Berlin university hospitals. More than a too departments were reorganized into 17 centers. Professional management was necessary to improve the overall balance. A contribution margin-orientated management system was introduced in 2008 by using German benchmarks. All sectors help to improve the results continuously. In 2011, and for the first time, the balance showed a profit of 8.2 million Euros.
authors.affiliation: Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Helmar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wauer
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019985:Benchmarking; D001604:Berlin; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009936:Organizational Innovation