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ArticleMedizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983)2010

[Analysis of costs and profits of ambulatory care of Marfan patients after initiation of a novel German legal directive (116 b SGB V)].

Marie-Luise Manow, Nesrin Paulsen, Meike Rybczynski, Thomas Mir, Alexander M J Bernhardt, Hendrik Treede, Gunda Ohm, Bettina Fuisting, Uwe Rehder, Florian Meier and 4 more

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Article in Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Marie-Luise ManowUniversitäres Herzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Nesrin Paulsen
Meike Rybczynski
Thomas Mir
Alexander M J Bernhardt
Hendrik Treede
Gunda Ohm
Bettina Fuisting
Uwe Rehder
Florian Meier
Marina Vogler
Thomas Meinertz
Karin Overlack
Yskert von Kodolitsch

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backgroundThe Marfan syndrome is a typical rare disease with multiorgan involvement and the need for specialized interdisciplinary medical care. A novel German legal directive according to section sign 116 b of the Social Statutes Book V (116 b SGB V) improves options for reimbursement and thus encourages specialized hospitals to provide ambulatory care for rare diseases such as Marfan syndrome. The authors provide the first economic analysis of section sign 116 b in a German Marfan center.

methodsThe costs were assessed in 184 cases with Marfan syndrome receiving medical care in the Hamburg Marfan Clinic. The authors assessed the financial profit both according to payments received from invoices established according to the 116 b directive [reimbursement (116b)] and from calculations according to section sign 117 SGB V [reimbursement (117)].

resultsA total of 117 patients traveled to the Marfan clinic (64%) < 50 km, 27 patients (15%) between >or= 50 and <or= 100 km, and 40 patients (22%) > 100 km. The total costs for ambulatory care were 71,606.28 Euro. The reimbursement (116b) was 55,549.87 Euro and the reimbursement (117) was 11,776.00 Euro.

conclusionMany patients accept long distances of traveling to receive specialized ambulatory medical care. However, for optimal patient management specialized centers need to cooperate intensively with local health care providers. The novel legal directive according to section sign 116 b has significantly improved reimbursement for Marfan centers and allows for improving the quality of medical care.

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Rare DiseasesAdolescentAdultAmbulatory CareChildChild, PreschoolCooperative BehaviorCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleGermanyHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, SpecialHumansInfant

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