The Digital Act (DigiG) and the Health Data Utilization Act (GDNG)
Opportunity for digitization in the healthcare sector or excessive demands on the healthcare landscape – a critical contribution to the legal innovations
Successful medical area supply
No matter how different they are, all municipalities in Bavaria are affected by the massive upheavals in the healthcare system. 90 out of 96 districts or independent cities are directly responsible for a hospital, two others are at least indirectly involved.
M&A activities in the hospital and MVZ market – outlook for future developments
Inflation, deteriorating financing conditions and intensive legislative reform efforts are leading to a reluctance to transfer capital on the part of healthcare providers and their owners as well as potential investors.
Cord Meyer hands over management of MEDICLIN Müritz-Klinikum to successor
Cord Meyer has successfully led MEDICLIN Klinikum-Müritz as Managing Director since January 2023.
Hospital reform: A closer look at the reimbursement of hospital services.
Analysis of the advance payment
on the reform of the hospital sector on behalf of the PKV association.
Business management in times of crisis
Hospitals facing strategic and economic crises are nothing new in themselves. The fact that it affects so many at once and to such a large extent, on the other hand, does. Here we present ways out of the crisis.
How does strategy development work in times of upheaval?
Hospitals have been in perpetual crisis mode since the Covid 19 pandemic. The result is a high level of planning uncertainty, which makes it difficult for clinics to develop and plan strategies consistently. This blog article provides solutions on how strategy work can still succeed in stormy times.
In times of great challenges – better transparency through the Oberender personnel analysis tool
The general conditions in our clinics have changed significantly. The regular increase in structural requirements, the exclusion of the nursing budget from the DRGs and the increasing number of collective wage agreements for relief are creating a narrow framework for action in hospital management.
AOP reform in context – impact on hospitals and alternative approaches.
The long-awaited and now published report lists 2,476 services in the area of outpatient surgery and inpatient-replacing procedures that are recommended for expansion of the AOP catalog. Based on the 2,897 OPS services included in the AOP catalog to date (2019), this would represent an expansion of 86 percent.
Five insights on M&A in the hospital
In recent years, the German healthcare system has been characterized by a high number of legislative activities, which have also put a strain on the financial situation of many hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated funding shortages at all levels.
