title: [Social Security Needs Social Medicine: Self-image of Physicians Practicing Social Medicine in Statutory Health Insurances and Social Security Systems].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In January, 2014, the division "Social Medicine in Practice and Rehabilitation" of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention established a working group on the self-image of the physicians active in the field of social medicine (medical expertise and counseling).
  
  
  METHODS
  The result of this work is the contribution presented here after consensus was achieved by specialists of social medicine from different fields and institutions (social security etc.) and in good cooperation with Prof. Dr. Gostomzyk and Prof. Dr. Robra.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on the importance of an up to date social medicine for claimants and recipients of benefits on the one hand and the social security system on the other, and also on a description of the subjects, objectives and methods the following aspects are presented: · The perspective of social medicine. · Qualification in social medicine, concerning specialist training and continuing medical education. · The fields of duty of experts in social medicine. · The proceedings in social medicine. The working group identified challenges for the specialists in social medicine by a narrowed perception of social medicine by physicians in hospitals and practice, accompanied by an enlarged importance of expertise in social medicine, by the demand for more "patient orientation" and gain of transparency, and concerning the scientific foundation of social medicine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The working group postulates: · The perspective of social medicine should be spread more widely.. · Confidence in experts of social medicine and their independency should be strengthened.. · The not case-related consulting of the staff and executives should be expanded.. · Social medicine in practice needs support by politics and society, and especially by research and teaching.. · Good cooperation and transfer of experiences of the different branches of social security are essential for the impact of social medicine..
authors.affiliation: Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung (MDK) Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nüchtern
authors.affiliation: Ärztlicher Dienst der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nürnberg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahemann
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern, Nürnberg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Egdmann
authors.affiliation: MDK Hessen, Oberursel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Essen
authors.affiliation: Ltd. Med. Dir. a.D., Augsburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gostomzyk
authors.affiliation: Akademie für Sozialmedizin, Trägerübergreifende Fortbildung der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, Berlin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hemmrich
authors.affiliation: MDK Niedersachsen, Hannover.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manegold
authors.affiliation: Arbeitskreis der Sozialmedizinischen Akademien, Sozial- und Arbeitsmedizinische Akademie Baden Württemberg e. V., Stuttgart, und Reha-Zentrum Schömberg der Deutschen Rentenversicherung Bund.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitsökonomie, Universität Magdeburg.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Robra
authors.affiliation: MDK Bayern, Landshut.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Röder
authors.affiliation: Landesverwaltungsamt; Abteilung Familie, Gesundheit, Jugend und Versorgung; Versorgungsärztlicher Dienst Sachsen Anhalt, Halle/Saale.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: MDK Bayern, München.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zobel
authors.affiliation: Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: von Mittelstaedt
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005858:Germany; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012936:Social Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012943:Social Security / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*