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.

This Spotlight Healthcare presents the key findings of the IGES study and subsequent recommendations on the publication of quality data on physicians in private practice.

Most patients in hospitals have only one wish – to enjoy good health care. Germany’s federal states oversee hospital planning in order to ensure patients receive good care. But how satisfied are patients across different states with the quality of their local hospital care?

“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?

Since April 1, 2017, outpatient psychotherapeutic care in Germany has been subject to a new regulation. The reform, however, does not change the fact that there are far too few psychotherapeutic practices in rural areas.

Germany has recently introduced important regulatory reforms regarding nursing care staff in hospitals. Our current issue of SPOTLIGHT Healthcare highlights recommendations for action and a few pitfalls in ensuring successful implementation.

It’s time the German health care system introduced electronic health records. Experts have long agreed on the need for this, and now German law mandates it. But what steps should be taken to ensure e-health records yield comprehensive benefits? Answers to these questions are...