title: [Effect of the change in the law of contract on the development of medical service units].
abstract: On January 1, 2004, the medical service unit was founded in Germany. However, one of the results of the reform in 2007 was that most of the advantages of medical service units were no longer idiosyncratic to this legal form, but granted to individual general practitioners as well. Since then, a decline in the foundation of medical service units by medical doctors can be observed. Today, the medical service unit rather seems to be a means for hospitals expanding in the intermediary medical sector and, maybe, a re-foundation of the former hospital-owned polyclinics.
authors.affiliation: UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik, Wien, Österreich. josef.farnschlaeder@umit.at
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farnschläder
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stummer
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D058006:General Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D005858:Germany; D006123:Group Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009042:Motivation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D011057:Politics