Publications

This issue of SPOTLIGHT Healthcare illustrates how the damage potential of health information and thus the need for action can be assessed. It also recommends measures to better protect consumers.

In which areas of healthcare are algorithms applied - both today and in the future? How can they improve medical care? And what are new challenges that arise from their implementation? On behalf of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the research center ceres at the University of...

The #SmartHealthSystems study shows that in international comparison, Germany lags far behind in terms of digitalizing its healthcare sector.

“Dr. Google” is more popular than ever. The Bertelsmann Stiftung has analyzed how patients obtain information online about health problems and illnesses.

Public reporting can clearly help improve patient care. But what exactly does this mean in terms of the outpatient sector? What role do other patients’ experiences play in the context of reporting on the quality of a physician’s practice?

Choosing Wisely is an international campaign to reduce medical overuse and to support shared decision making. We give a brief overview of the campaign and show what is needed to run such a campaign in Germany.

SPOTLIGHT HEALTHCARE is an impulse paper drawn up under the program “Improving Healthcare – Informing Patients” of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.