Research & Policy

The Oberender Research Institute focuses on the market situation in the entire healthcare sector. For this, we use the knowledge pool from years of project experience as well as our own databases.

This is the Oberender Research Institute

Almost all management decisions require valid figures, a comprehensive market study or even benchmarking. This data supports the decision-making process. This is why the cooperation between Oberender consultants and our own research institute is a natural part of our projects.

With our university-oriented structure, it makes sense for us to have our own research institute. For us, it is also a productive core task that scientifically supports non-evidence-based expert knowledge. In a continuous process, market data and important information from the healthcare sector are collected and prepared for the consulting teams and clients in such a way that recommendations for action and management decisions can be derived and made on a sound and reliable basis.

The focal points in the area of Research & Policy

We focus on these topics.

The focus of our work is on consulting, management and the design of service provision. This also determines the focus of the topics that we primarily work on

Management of healthcare facilities
Care concepts and remuneration models
Health markets
Selected regulatory issues
Digitalization and AI

How we implement the topics

The institute works internally and externally. This means that even without a specific customer order, we continuously prepare analyses on current developments, evaluate data on market developments and prepare assessments on current health policy developments. In order to continuously achieve the best results in the field of analytics, we develop tools and optimize them using the latest digital technologies. On behalf of clients, we produce comprehensive papers that address fundamental conceptual and regulatory issues – usually with the specific aim of further strengthening and improving the German healthcare system (policy paper / white paper). An expert assessment of a specific issue is also frequently requested.

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The Oberender Research Institute deals with the market situation in the entire healthcare sector and uses the knowledge pool from years of project experience as well as its own databases.

The publications of the Oberender Research Institute

The results of the work are often published. In addition, various members of the Institute are active in research. We have compiled a list of relevant publications for you here.

Schmid, A. und Neufer, L.

(2025)

Addendum “Adjustment of hospital planning” to the policy paper “Requirements for needs-based hospital planning” from October 2024

Im Auftrag von Johnson & Johnson,

Bayreuth, München,

Link:

Addendum

Freytag, A., Krause, M., Schmid, A., Ditscheid, B., Marschall, U., Wedding, U. und Meissner, F.

(2025)

Outpatient forms of palliative care as predictors of outcome quality and costs of regional end-of-life care in Germany: a SHI routine data-based cost-consequence analysis

Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen,

DOI:

10.1016/j.zefq.2025.04.001

Gänzle, M., Baierlein, J. und Schmid, A.

(2025)

Stability in difficult times Strategies for sustainable financial stability

KU Gesundheitsmanagement, 94(3), 26 – 28,

Link:

Artikel

Schmid, A.

(2025)

Economic and behavioral science fundamentals

Kurscheid, C., Balke-Karrenbauer, N. und Mollenhauer, J. (Hrsg.): Gesundheitsökonomie und Versorgungswissenschaft,

Berlin, Heidelberg,

DOI:

10.1007/978-3-662-66798-9

Schmid, A., Schmid, M., Leibinger, P. und Heider, M

(2024)

Impact assessment of the effects of the 2023 hospital reform

Studie im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit,

Bayreuth, Tübingen,

Link:

Studie

Schmid, A., Baierlein, J., Heinz, K. und Leibinger, P.

(2024)

Hospital reform – a look back, a look forward

bifg, 14 – 27,

Wuppertal,

DOI:

10.30433/GWA2024-14

Rebscher, H., Schmid, A. und Zerth, J. (Hrsg.)

(2024)

Business models: key terms and their practical implications – a classification

Nutzen, Wert und Public Value. Geschäftsmodelle in Gesundheits- und Sozialmärkten: medhochzwei, 4 – 16.,

Heidelberg,

Link:

Artikel

Schmid, A.

(2024)

Hospitals between demand, efficiency and quality paradigms

Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement, 29(02), 106 – 110,

DOI:

10.1055/a-2270-6122

Schmid, A.

(2024)

Requirements for demand-oriented hospital care. A critical analysis taking into account hospital planning in NRW, the status of the KHVVG and the planning practice of the federal states

Policy Paper im Auftrag von Johnson & Johnson,

Bayreuth, München,

Link:

Policy Paper

Rebscher, H., Schmid, A. und Zerth, J. (Hrsg.)

(2024)

Benefits, value and public value business models in healthcare and social markets

medhochzwei,

Heidelberg,

Link:

Artikel

Schmid, A., Heinz, K., Klages, L. und Baierlein, J.

(2023)

Analysis of the upkeep remuneration for the reform of the hospital sector

Policy Paper im Auftrag des PKV-Verbandes, ,

Bayreuth,

Link:

Policy Paper

Freytag, A., Meissner, F., Krause, M., Lehmann, T., Jansky, M. K., Marschall, U., Schmid, A., Schneider, N., Vollmar, H. C., Wedding, U. und Ditscheid, B.

(2023)

Outcome quality and costs of general and specialized palliative care in Germany in regional comparison: a SHI routine data study

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 66(10), 1135 – 1145,

DOI:

10.1007/s00103-023-03746-9

Schmid, A., Sturm, H., Drechsel-Grau, E., Kaiser, F., Leibinger, P., Joos, S. und Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung

(2021)

IGZ concrete : Extended outpatient care (EAV) – implementation and implications

Gutachten im Auftrag der Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung,

Tübingen, Bayreuth,

DOI:

10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005662

Schmid, A., Günther, S. und Baierlein, J.

(2020)

Vision and implementation of a PORT health center – report commissioned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung

Robert Bosch Stiftung,

Stuttgart,

DOI:

10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005121

Schmid, A., Günther, S. und Baierlein, J.

(2020)

From the PORT Health Center to regional primary care – Report commissioned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung

Robert Bosch Stiftung,

Stuttgart,

DOI:

10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005134

Schmid, A., Günther, S. und Baierlein, J.

(2020)

Perspectives for the remuneration of PORT health centers – Report commissioned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung

Robert Bosch Stiftung,

Stuttgart,

DOI:

10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005121

Schmid, A., Hacker, J., Rinsche, F. und Distler, F.

(2018)

Intersectoral health centers : An innovative model of extended outpatient care to transform small rural hospitals

Universität Bayreuth,

Bayreuth,

Link:

URN: 703-epub-3852-8

The tools of the Oberender Research Institute

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The products of the Oberender Research Institute - studies, analyses and tools

Benefit from our pool of knowledge from years of project experience and our own databases.

Psych market study 2025

Mental health is becoming increasingly important – socially, politically and economically. Our current 2025 market study on psychiatry and psychosomatics in Germany shows that The trend towards outpatient treatment is clearly evident,

M&A Trend Report 2025

The M&A Trend Report 2025 provides an in-depth overview of transaction activity in the hospital market. Developments are highlighted and evaluated and solution-oriented options for action are provided for various market participants.

Cloud-based hospital IT

Hospitals have to cope with the complexity of IT. In this white paper, we present a concept for operating a cloud infrastructure for hospitals.

Demand-oriented hospital planning

The paper deals with questions of hospital planning. The focus is on the mapping of developments in medicine. Policy recommendations are formulated against the background of the approach in NRW and the mechanisms set out in the KHVVG.

Pain atlas

The Pain Atlas is a web-based application that presents the most important key figures on multimodal pain therapy at district level.

Clinic profiles

Every year, we create a one-page overview of the respective portfolios, services, market position and much more for all hospitals. You can download these hospital profiles here. Simply click on the map or search directly.