Integrated Care—Germany's New Health Care Sector
2015
This article assesses Germany's integrated ambulatory specialist care. This new care model separates from traditional ambulatory care the treatment of rare diseases and diseases with severe trajectories, as well as highly specialized care. It remains to be seen whether the new care model can be put into practice in such a way as to reorganize health care delivery to increase value for patients, achieve good medical outcomes at acceptable costs, and improve the experience of specialist care for both patients and providers.
Integrated Care—Germany's New Health Care Sector
Source:
Stock S. Integrated Ambulatory Specialist Care—Germany's New Health Care Sector. The New England Journal of Medicine 2015; 372: 1781-1785. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1413625.