The Impact of the Change in Payment System for German Psychiatric Clinics on Treatment Success: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
N.N. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2019 · Heft 6 · S. 559 bis 567
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Abstract Background In Germany a new reimbursement system for psychiatric clinics was proposed in 2009 based on the § 17d KHG Psych-Entgeltsystem. The system can be voluntary implemented by clinics since 2013 but therapists are frequently afraid it might affect treatment negatively. Objectives To evaluate whether the new system has a negative impact on treatment success by analysing routinely collected data in a Bavarian clinic. Material and methods Aggregated data of 1760 patients treated in the years 2007–2016 was analysed with segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series to assess the effects of t…