Structural characteristics and contractual terms of specialist palliative homecare in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multi-professional specialist palliative homecare (SPHC) teams care for palliative patients with complex symptoms. In Germany, the SPHC directive regulates care provision, but model contracts for each federal state are heterogeneous regarding staff requirements, cooperation with other healthcare providers, and financial reimbursement. The structural characteristics of SPHC teams also vary.

Aim

We provide a structured overview of the existing model contracts, as well as a nationwide assessment of SPHC teams and their structural characteristics. Furthermore, we explore whether these characteristics serve to find specifc patterns of SPHC team models, based on empirical data.

Methods

This study is part of the multi-methods research project "SAVOIR", funded by t

SUBMITTER: Jansky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature