The Impact of the Change in Payment System for German Psychiatric Clinics on Treatment Success: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Niedermeier, C.; Barrera, A.; Esteban, E.; Ivandic, I.; Sabariego, C. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2019 · Heft 6 · S. 559 bis 567
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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 the syst…