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[Financing Regional Dementia Networks in Germany: Determinants of Sustainable Healthcare Networks]
B Michalowsky1, M Wübbeler2, J R Thyrian2
1Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE) Standort Rostock/Greifswald, AG Translationale Versorgungsforschung, Greifswald.
Objectives:
Analysis of practice-based financing concepts in German dementia networks (DN); Provision of sustainable financing structures and their determinants in DN.
Materials And Methods:
Qualitative expert interviews with leaders of 13 DN were conducted. A semi-structured interview guide was used to analyse four main topics: Finance-related organization, cost, sources of funding and financial sustainability.
Results:
DN were primarily financed by membership fees, earnings of services provided, public funds and payments by municipalities or health care providers. 63% of the DN reported a financial sustainability. Funds to support the interpersonal expanding, a mix of internal and external financing sources and investments of the municipality were determinants of a sustainable financing. Overall, DN in rural areas seemed to be disadvantaged due to a lack of potential linkable service providers.
Conclusion:
DN in urban regions are more likely able to gather sustainable funding resources. A minimum funding of 50.000 €/year for human resources coordinating the DN, seems to be a threshold for a sustainable DN.
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