Comparing Medical Productivity between Germany and the US: An Assessment of Differences and Trends in Costs, Treatments and Outcomes for Acute Myocardial…

Han de Vries; Dana P. Goldman; Geoffrey Joyce

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Comparing Medical Productivity between Germany and the US

An Assessment of Differences and Trends in Costs, Treatments and Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Colorectal Cancer

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Series:: Beiträge zum Gesundheitsmanagement, Volume 23
Publisher:: 2008

Summary

Die vorliegende Studie, die von der RAND Health Division im Auftrag der Techniker Krankenkasse durchgeführt wurde, zeigt anhand von zwei untersuchten Krankheitsbildern auf, wie sich die Behandlungsqualität in den Gesundheitssystemen der USA und Deutschlands verbessern und die Effizienz steigern lässt.

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Edition: 1/2008
Copyright year: 2008
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-3915-1
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-1179-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Beiträge zum Gesundheitsmanagement
Volume: 23
Language: English
Pages: 198
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 20 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. Objectives and Research Questions No access Pages 21 - 23 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. Relevance No access Pages 23 - 24 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. Summary of Key Findings No access Pages 24 - 24 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
4. Organization of the Remainder of the Report No access Pages 24 - 26 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. 1. Treatment of Colorectal Cancer No access Pages 27 - 28 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  2. Treatment of AMI No access Pages 28 - 29 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. 1. Estimating Cost No access Pages 29 - 30 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
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    1. Variations in Cost Estimates No access Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
    2. Factors that Determine the Costs of Colorectal Cancer No access Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
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    1. Variations in Cost Estimates No access Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
    2. Factors that Determine the Costs of AMI No access Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. 1. The German Health Care System No access Pages 34 - 35 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  2. The US Health Care System No access Pages 35 - 36 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  3. A Rough Comparison of the Two Systems No access Pages 36 - 38 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. 1. General Characteristics No access Pages 39 - 41 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  2. Data Transformations No access Pages 41 - 43 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. Study Sample No access Pages 43 - 44 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. 1. Total Costs of Disease Treatment No access Pages 44 - 48 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  2. Treatment and Diagnostic Procedures No access Pages 48 - 49 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  3. Prices No access Pages 49 - 49 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  4. Outcomes No access Pages 49 - 50 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. Demographics No access Pages 51 - 52 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. 1. Co-morbidities Identified by ICD codes No access Pages 52 - 57 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
  2. Co-morbdities Identified by Prescription Drug Use No access Pages 57 - 60 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. Total Costs No access Pages 60 - 61 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
4. Treatments No access Pages 61 - 67 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
5. Prices No access Pages 67 - 69 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
6. Outcomes No access Pages 69 - 69 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
7. Quality of Care No access Pages 69 - 72 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. Costs No access Pages 73 - 78 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. Treatments No access Pages 78 - 83 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. Readmissions and Mortality No access Pages 83 - 86 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. Cost Differences between the US and Germany No access Pages 87 - 89 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. Explaining cost differences No access Pages 89 - 90 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
3. Other explanations of cost differences No access Pages 90 - 91 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
4. Outcomes No access Pages 91 - 92 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
5. Study limitations No access Pages 92 - 94 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
1. Conclusion No access Pages 95 - 96 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
2. Recommendations No access Pages 96 - 98 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Literature No access Pages 99 - 100 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Matching of Procedures No access Pages 101 - 106 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Matching of Co-morbidities No access Pages 107 - 122 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Cost Models No access Pages 123 - 158 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Models for Treatments, Length of Stay and Readmissions No access Pages 159 - 172 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Models for Prices No access Pages 173 - 194 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Acknowledgement No access Pages 195 - 196 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries
Authors No access Pages 197 - 198 Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce, Han de Vries