The sore point: assessing the relationship of waiting time and talk time in GP and specialist practices

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it is about

The “classic” view in patient satisfaction surveys is to look at the survey characteristics in isolation. But an analysis that is supposed to depict the reality of impressions must also take into account effect relationships.

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Mastering the medical mindshift: Economic success is not an indication of the quality of practice management

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

General practitioners, specialists and dentists usually judge the success of their businesses on the basis of profit. However, it is not only a matter of which services are billed and how the resulting turnover relates to the costs, but it is also quite decisive with which labour input the practice result is generated.

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Mastering the medical mindshift: saving time and money with a small behavioural change

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Time is one of the most important resources in a medical or dental practice, and many practice owners and their staff complain about the lack of it. In the search for freedom, it is often small changes that lead to a substantial reduction in workload. An example from everyday practice life.

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Managing the medical mindshift: employee motivation

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

“My staff are lucky to work here”, or: “The salary is motivation enough” are mindsets that many practice owners still have internalised today. However, in view of the limited availability of staff and the changed requirements of medical assistants, GPs and specialists urgently need to correct this attitude.

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The super-fast #MRI scan that could revolutionize #heart failure #diagnosis — ScienceDaily

Researchers have developed cutting-edge technology to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed 4D flow images of the heart. But unlike a standard MRI scan, which can take up to 20 minutes or more, the new 4D heart MRI scan takes just eight minutes.
— Weiterlesen www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220921210007.htm

Mastering the medical mindshift: from gut feeling to fact-based practice management assessment

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Studies of the quality of management in GP and specialist practices show substantial opportunities for change for a large part of the businesses, which could lead to sustainable improvements in patient care, but also in working conditions and entrepreneurial performance. The fact that this potential remains unused is primarily due to far too little analysis activity.

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