[Outpatient before inpatient treatment?-Reality of care and economic analysis for minor urological interventions in Germany between 2013 and 2018].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although outpatient provision of services is economically desirable, many minor urological interventions in Germany are currently carried out on an inpatient basis. The aim of our study is to investigate whether the current health policy framework contributes to more outpatient treatment.

Materials and methods

We used a sample of 4.9 million anonymous, insured persons representative according to age and region provided by the Institute for Applied Health Research (InGef GmbH). We report extrapolations for the number of outpatient and inpatient services throughout Germany between 2013 and 2018. In addition, we performed an economic analysis for two selected interventions.

Results

During the study period, the total number of prostate biopsies declined from 18

SUBMITTER: Leuchtweis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636086 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature