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The Innovation Arena: A Method for Comparing Innovative Problem-Solving Across Groups
Published on: May 13, 2022
[Deliberations of the expert advisory council on innovation fund applications]
Maria Blettner1, Marie-Luise Dierks2, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff3
1Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Informatik der Universitätsmedizin Mainz an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland.
Abstract:
The "Innovation Fund" provides incentives for the development and testing of healthcare innovations in the area of the statutory health insurance with the aim to improve the quality of care in Germany. Over a period of initially four years (2016-19), 300 million Euro will be allocated annually to projects on "innovative forms of healthcare provision" and "health services research". Using a formalized procedure, the ten-member expert advisory board appointed by the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) assess all applications on the basis of various criteria for scientific quality, potential of innovation, relevance for health service delivery, and implementability. The present discussion paper sets out important considerations for submission and assessment and puts them up for discussion. (As supplied by the authors).
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