Clinic reform in Wermelskirchen: Patients pay the price of the restructuring!

Die Klinikreform im Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis bringt für Wermelskirchen zahlreiche Herausforderungen, darunter Schließungen und längere Anfahrtswege.
The clinic reform in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis brings numerous challenges for Wermelskirchen, including closures and longer journey routes. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Clinic reform in Wermelskirchen: Patients pay the price of the restructuring!

The comprehensive reform of the hospital sector in Germany, which aims at securing and increasing the quality of treatment, has already noticeable effects in Wermelskirchen. According to

Currently no advantages of hospital reform for the patients can be seen. This gives them the right to comprehensive information about the hospital services offered and their quality. While a better overview of the services is sought, access to them is often denied. The patients are increasingly faced with a loss of treatment options and longer waiting times.

financing reform in the hospital system

The reform is supported by a new financing system, which was worked out in detail The introduction of the remuneration (residence budget) enables needs -based institutions to obtain financial resources regardless of the services actually provided. According to this, 60% of the previous flat rates are secured via the content of the content, while 40% must be generated by treatment cases.

The new system is intended to help further improve the quality of care in the hospitals. At the same time, it is important to emphasize that the complete refinancing of the care costs in the facilities remains guaranteed. However, the pressure on the employees and the waiting times for the patients are likely to increase due to the accompanying changes in the structures and processes within the system.

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