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Open AccessGesundheit und Klimawandel – welche Potenziale haben versorgungsnahe Daten?
Dieser Beitrag geht der Frage nach, welche Auswirkungen der Klimawandel auf die Gesundheit haben kann und inwieweit versorgungsnahe Daten zur Forschung in diesem Themenfeld beitragen können. Der Klimawandel ve...
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Open AccessTreatment in certified cancer centers is related to better survival in patients with colon and rectal cancer: evidence from a large German cohort study
Certified cancer centers aim to ensure high-quality care by establishing structural and procedural standards according to evidence-based guidelines. Despite the high clinical and health policy relevance, evide...
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Qualitätsdaten für die Krankenhausplanung
Für die geplanten Krankenhausreform zur „Verbesserung der Versorgungsqualität im Krankenhaus und zur Reform der Vergütungsstrukturen“ und das begleitende Krankenhaus-Transparenzgesetz ist die Verfügbarkeit und...
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Open AccessA cross-sectoral approach to utilizing health claims data for quality assurance in medical rehabilitation: study protocol of a combined prospective longitudinal and retrospective cohort study
Measuring the quality of provided healthcare presents many challenges, especially in the context of medical rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is based on a holistic biopsychosocial model of health that includes a...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic differences in the utilization of diagnostic imaging and non-pharmaceutical conservative therapies for spinal diseases
A different utilization of health care services due to socioeconomic status on the same health plan contradicts the principle of equal treatment. We investigated the presence and magnitude of socioeconomic dif...
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Open AccessEpidemiology of cardiac amyloidosis in Germany: a retrospective analysis from 2009 to 2018
Improved imaging modalities contributed to increasing awareness of cardiac amyloidosis. Contemporary data on frequency trends in Germany are lacking.
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Open AccessContemporary in-hospital and long-term prognosis of patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction depending on renal function: a retrospective analysis
Cardiovascular disease is often associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), resulting in an increased risk for poor outcome. We sought to determine short-term mortality and overall survival in ST-elevation m...
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Open AccessIndication for spinal surgery: associated factors and regional differences in Germany
Rising surgery rates have raised questions about the indications for spinal surgery. The study investigated patient-level and regional factors associated with spinal surgery for patients with spinal diseases.
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Open AccessRisk-related short-term clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation and their impact on early mortality: an analysis of claims-based data from Germany
We aimed to define and assess risk-specific adverse outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in an all-comers patient population based on German administrative claims data.
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Impact of the COVID-pandemic on the incidence of tonsil surgery and sore throat in Germany
To longitudinally evaluate the impact of the COVID-19-pandemic on the incidence of inpatient tonsil surgery and outpatient primary care of sore throat in Germany.
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Open AccessIs treatment in certified cancer centers related to better survival in patients with pancreatic cancer? Evidence from a large German cohort study
Treatment of cancer patients in certified cancer centers, that meet specific quality standards in term of structures and procedures of medical care, is a national treatment goal in Germany. However, convincing...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Assessing the effect of a regional integrated care model over ten years using quality indicators based on claims data – the basic statistical methodology of the INTEGRAL project
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Open AccessRegional variation in coronary angiography rates: the association with supply factors and the role of indication: a spatial analysis
Coronary angiographies (CAs) are among the most common diagnostic procedures carried out in German hospitals, and substantial regional differences in their frequency of use have been documented. Given the hete...
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Open AccessAssessing the effect of a regional integrated care model over ten years using quality indicators based on claims data – the basic statistical methodology of the INTEGRAL project
The regional integrated health care model “Healthy Kinzigtal” started in 2006 with the goal of optimizing health care and economic efficiency. The INTEGRAL project aimed at evaluating the effect of this model ...
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Die stationäre Behandlung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit Herzinfarkt und Schlaganfall während der Covid-19-Pandemie
Auf Basis von Abrechnungsdaten von AOK-Versicherten liefert die vorliegende Studie weitere Belege für eine veränderte Inanspruchnahme von Notfallbehandlungen während des ersten Jahres der Covid-19-Pandemie. So...
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Impact of oral anticoagulation on clinical outcomes of COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of hospitalized patients in Germany
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of concomitant long-term medication—with a focus on ACE inhibitors and oral anticoagulation—on clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with coronavirus di...
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Open AccessInfluence of COVID-19 confinement measures on appendectomies in Germany—a claims data analysis of 9797 patients
COVID-19 pandemic had multiple influences on the social, industrial, and medical situation in all affected countries. Measures of obligatory medical confinement were suspensions of scheduled non-emergent surgi...
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Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf die Krankenhausleistungen im Jahr 2020
Die Covid-19-Pandemie hat das stationäre Versorgungsgeschehen stark verändert. Der Beitrag beschreibt wesentliche durch die Pandemie bedingte Leistungsveränderungen. Des Weiteren werden die Chara...
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Are TKAs Performed in High-volume Hospitals Less Likely to Undergo Revision Than TKAs Performed in Low-volume Hospitals?
High-volume hospitals have achieved better outcomes for THAs and unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs). However, few studies have analyzed implant survival after primary TKA in high-volume centers.
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Health Service Use, Costs, and Adverse Events Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Old Age in Germany: Retrospective Matched Cohort Study
Drug-related problems are an important healthcare safety concern in the growing population of older people. Prescription of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is one aspect of this concern that is cons...
