Routines in everyday practice: when the tried and tested becomes a danger

What it’s all about

Routines are fixed procedures in practice management that help doctors and medical assistants to complete their tasks quickly, effectively and efficiently. Used correctly, they increase productivity and reduce stress levels in the team. But beware: in many practices, routines pose a danger because they are too rarely reviewed for their effectiveness.

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Digital therapeutics (DTx): Prescribers fail to provide patients with sufficient information

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The penetration of digital health applications into the daily prescribing routine of primary care physicians and specialists is taking place only very hesitantly; moreover, many patients do not fill their prescriptions at all or discontinue the DTx use at an early stage. One reason for this lies with the prescribers.

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Successful practice management: Why the best practice standard is indispensable here

What it’s all about

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.

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Digital offerings for patients: Primary care physicians and specialists underestimate the requirements

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

To answer the question of why general practitioners and specialists tend to be reluctant to engage with the topic of “digitization,” it is also crucial to consider the fact that practice owners significantly underestimate their patients’ interest in digital offerings and services.

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Medical practice management: Looking to the future with the benchmarking method

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The “secret” of sustainably successful medical practices lies in their stable relationships with patients and in their proactive energy within the business. Owners of such practices succeed in fully activating the potential of their staff and productively inspiring them for the practice’s goals.

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Digitisation of the medical practice: Doctors and medical assistants have different perspectives

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The implementation and benefits of digitisation depend primarily on concrete and systematic action, not only in medical practices. However, the prerequisite for this is always a positive willingness. In GP and specialist practices, the picture is divided with regard to the latter aspect.

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Insights from practice management company comparisons: Teamwork insufficiency weakens dermatology practices

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it is all about

If the basic requirements for an optimally functioning collaboration are put in relation to the satisfaction of the staff with these parameters, the Teamwork Quality Score (TQS) can be derived from this. It makes the collaboration quality of the staff measurable and is one of the “laboratory values” (KPI, Key Performance Indicators) in benchmarking company comparisons. The importance of knowing this score is shown by the data of the specialist group “dermatologists”.

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