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Julian Schwarz1, Christine Schmid1,2, Anne Neumann3
1Hochschulklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie an der Medizinischen Hochschule Brandenburg, Immanuel Klinik Rüdersdorf.
Objective:
Since 2013, flexible and integrative psychiatric treatment models (FIT64b) have been set up in 22 German hospitals. FIT64b is based on a global treatment budget (GTB) covering costs for all psychiatric hospital services and is related to the number of patients treated. As part of the "PsychCare"-study we are examining incentives, requirements and challenges which relate to the introduction of FIT64b.
Methods:
Expert interviews and focus groups (n = 29) were led with management and controlling staff from 7 FIT64b adopting hospitals and 3 statutory health insurance funds (SHI). A thematic analysis was conducted.
Results:
A central component for the introduction of a GTB is a cooperative relation based on mutual trust between hospitals and SHI. Challenging are, above all, performance documentation and performance control of cross-sectoral treatment as well as the parallel structure of FIT64b and standard care.
Conclusion:
Apart from several surmountable obstacles to implementation, the GTB seems to be a strong driver for the future-oriented transformation of psychiatric hospital services in Germany. In the further development of GTB, the obligation to contract with all SHI should be considered.
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