title: [Participation of hospital nephrology departments in outpatient dialysis care. Joint Statement of the »Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nephrologie (DGfN)«, »Verband leitender Klinikärzte in der Nephrologie (VLKN)«, »Verband Deutsche Nierenzentren (DN) e. V.« , »KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e. V.« and »PHV - Der Dialysepartner Patienten-Heimversorgung«].
abstract: The proposals by health care providers to impose drastic limits on chronic dialysis in hospitals to the extent that it can only be provided on loss-making terms, will jeopardize the cost efficiency of nephrological departments in hospitals and hence their continued existence. Such departments play a key role within the discipline, however, as the training of nephrologists is tied to them by further training regulations. The authors take the view that the proposals by health care providers are short-sighted with regard to the quality of care and the safeguarding of care in the future, and that they counteract the goals of quality assurance currently dominating the health policy agenda.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Aachen.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Floege
authors.affiliation: Fachabteilung für Innere Medizin, Nieren- und Bluthochdruckerkrankungen, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus Stuttgart.
authors.forename: Mark Dominik
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Alscher
authors.affiliation: KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e. V., Neu-Isenburg.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.affiliation: PHV - Der Dialysepartner Patienten-Heimversorgung, Bad Homburg.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dähne
authors.affiliation: Nieren- und Diabeteszentrum Saarbrücken.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daschner
authors.affiliation: Innere Medizin - Nephrologie, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuhlmann
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009398:Nephrology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*