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The psychiatric, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic care landscape is characterized by a complex interplay of different support systems across all care boundaries. We support the various players in the development of sustainable solution strategies in the areas of care, personnel and cost-effectiveness.
The psychiatric and psychosomatic hospital landscape is undergoing dynamic change that is characterized by numerous uncertainties. Increasing and ever more complex care requirements, constantly changing political conditions and ongoing cost pressure require proactive and flexible action. As Oberender, we support your facilities in developing solutions in which the key impact factors of care, personnel and cost-effectiveness are sensibly interlinked. Clear strategies, comprehensible concepts and transparent communication offer the opportunity to create space for more security.
Our approach to project work is characterized by appreciation, curiosity and a focus on resources and solutions. We see humanity as a fundamental value that is reflected in our day-to-day work in our empathetic, respectful and attentive interaction with one another. Our clients appreciate meeting at eye level and the constructive and professional cooperation in developing joint perspectives on existing challenges. Our positive attitude is complemented by our specialist expertise and many years of experience in psychological counseling.
The mental health disciplines have numerous special features, including issues such as compulsory care, PEPP, PPP guidelines, PIAs and the prison system. Even if the mental health disciplines are not acutely affected by the current political reform efforts, tightening structural requirements, increasing care needs and (personnel) resource shortages are leading to strong pressure for change in the relevant facilities. In addition, standard care tends to be characterized by rigid structures – with a simultaneous high demand for more flexible care services. This tight corset needs to be extended as far as possible, e.g. by establishing suitable care structures in the day clinic and outpatient areas or by implementing pilot projects.
As Oberender, we have the necessary expertise thanks to our many years of project experience in both consulting and the operational management of mental health facilities. Our aim is to develop individual and psych-specific solutions with you that can contribute to the sustainable care of mentally ill people in terms of quality and efficiency.
Psychiatric, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic care in its current structure will no longer exist in 10 years’ time. The skilled workers required for this will de facto not be available on the market. This requires care structures that can provide reliable and high-quality patient care despite increasing demand. Although cross-sectoral and networked structures have been established in mental health care in comparison to the somatic disciplines, there is still a need for action and further development.
In standard care, clinics are subject to a tight regulatory remuneration corset that makes it difficult to expand cross-setting and flexible service offerings. We support psychiatric facilities in identifying and fully exploiting their potential for further development under the given framework conditions. Whether in the standard system or in the establishment of innovative care concepts, e.g. in accordance with §64b SGB V, our aim is to work together with the relevant stakeholders to develop feasible solution strategies from both a care and an economic perspective. In our consulting projects, we support our clients, for example, in the development of care concepts, as a sparring partner in negotiations or in the implementation of project and organizational development structures.
The further development of care structures often depends on the necessary personnel resources, which must be consistently taken into account when designing strategy and care concepts. Increasing care requirements coupled with a shortage of specialists make the efficient deployment of staff an absolute prerequisite. The introduction of the guideline on staffing in psychiatry and psychosomatics (PPP-RL) and the threat of sanction payments have made the establishment of proactive staff management for psychiatric facilities essential.
Together, we find solutions to improve the efficient use of scarce human resources. To do this, we not only look at inpatient capacities, but also at outpatient structures such as PIAs. Our established instruments range from standardized personnel analyses and the needs-based definition of clinic-related personnel budgets to individual consulting with regard to the implementation of specific personnel management measures. This includes, for example, support in the development of efficient management structures for PPP-RL controlling or the optimization of personnel deployment in the PIA.
The economic situation of psychiatric facilities has deteriorated in recent years due to inflation, the energy crisis and structural requirements, among other things. The consistent further development of cross-setting care structures and the optimization of staff deployment can make an important contribution to the economic efficiency of psychiatric facilities. At the same time, growing demands are being placed on the commercial administration departments, which are responsible for economic management. For example, we support our clients in setting up or further developing a meaningful and sustainable reporting system for inpatient or outpatient business models. With the expertise from our various fields of competence, we can offer a broad external perspective on the topics of performance, personnel and finance. We also support our clients with our specialist expertise and know-how in the field of psychology when it comes to traditional questions of profitability, such as economic assessments as part of business cases, economic and liquidity planning or similar.
In our collaboration, we value a structured and customer-oriented approach. Depending on the issue at hand and the specific requirements, we work together to determine how our consulting capacities can be deployed most effectively and with the greatest possible benefit for you. From purely analytical preparation to operational implementation support on site, we can offer you the full range depending on your requirements.
Interactive consulting formats have proven their worth in the development phase of strategic solution strategies, as they increase the acceptance of projects within your organization. This means that we proactively involve the relevant stakeholders, e.g. head physicians, PDLs and senior therapists, in the project work in the form of interviews or workshops.
We often accompany our clients over a longer period of time. For example, we act as a permanent sparring partner or provide support in setting up the necessary project management, thus relieving the pressure on your hospital’s own resources. To ensure a sustainably successful implementation process, our transformation experts can make an important contribution to achieving the project goals with the help of holistic process support or targeted moderation of conflicts of interest.
In order to meet the requirements of a holistic consulting approach for psychiatric facilities, taking into account care, personnel and economic aspects, a wide range of skills are required. On the one hand, a profound understanding of psychiatric, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic care is required; on the other hand, broad expertise in strategic and operational management is essential. As Oberender AG has been entrusted with the management of healthcare facilities for many years, we are familiar with the implementation probabilities and know exactly which concepts not only sound good on paper, but are actually feasible. Of course, we also contribute our comprehensive wealth of data, our analytical know-how and a broad understanding of the structures of the psychiatric market to our collaboration.
Through our management mandates, we have a deep insight into the hospital structures and work closely with the respective local politicians.
The Oberender Research Institute collects, analyzes and validates data from our projects and mandates. This results in studies on individual issues.
Our teams of experts work closely together to incorporate specific know-how into the project. Our HR unit, for example, is often involved.
With our expertise, we do not provide you with pretty colorful pictures, but with actionable strategies that will make your hospital fit for the future.
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