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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
As initial experience shows, work in GP and specialist practices benefits noticeably in several respects and especially in day-to-day business from the use of digital voice assistants instead of the conventional telephone.
Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
Digitisation in the outpatient sector continues to be slow, mainly due to a limiting definition on the physician side. Medical associations talk about digitalisation, but mainly refer to the telematics infrastructure (TI) and some accompanying aspects such as digital anamnesis and DTx.
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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
In today’s world, effectiveness and efficiency are important factors for a successful medical practice. While many established general practitioners and specialists often avoid these topics, the younger generation of physicians recognises their central importance for sustainable and patient-centred practice management. Effectiveness refers to the achievement of goals, while efficiency means that the goal is reached with as little effort as possible.
For general practitioners and specialists, it is not only important to follow guidelines, rules and best practices with regard to their medical activities, but also in the design of practice management. Here, the Best Practice Standard describes all instruments, regulations and behaviour for a smoothly functioning practice.
Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
Practice teams are faced with the conflicting demands of their own performance, the legal and professional framework, patient requirements, social trends and economic goals. The key factor in achieving a balance in this context is the organization of the practice.
Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
The current plans of the Federal Ministry of Health for the digitalisation of the health care system will put many GPs and specialists under pressure. The reason for this will not be the digitisation itself and possible mishaps, but the misalignment of the practice’s internal processes.
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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
One of the central problems of outpatient medicine is the persistence of toxic mindsets. One of these “toxic dogmas” refers to the feeling of practice owners and medical assistants that they suffer from a chronic lack of time.
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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
Doctors who want to improve, develop or realign their practice management need concrete goals as a basis for control. The concept of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) provides the necessary tools.
Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
Excessive waiting times, uncoordinated procedures, poor telephone accessibility, hectic consultations with doctors – deficits in practice organisation are the number one point of criticism when patients are asked about their satisfaction with medical practices. are asked. Doctors and staff are also negatively affected. About 2/3 of the problems identified in practice analyses come from the area of organisational design. Doctors and their staff also suffer from this stress, anger and demotivation are the consequences of unresolved organisational deficits.
Data, facts and instruments on the German health system
Physicians in private practice have a distant to negative relationship to the term “business management”. Ignorance and prejudice are mainly responsible for this. But this attitude means that important tools that can acutely improve patient care, ensure the flexibility needed for transformation in the medium term and secure the success of the practice in the long term are not used.
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