Health Services
In the public services sector as well, service providers and commercial enterprises have the opportunity of improving their economic situation in the competition for high quality, efficient health care services. In the health care sector, this applies to physicians and, just recently, also to managed care organizations, hospitals, manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical products as well as health insurance companies, insurances, and banks.
On behalf of these stakeholders in the health care market, IGES conducts analyses, creates instruments, and advises executives from these companies and/or associations.
- Health Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products
- Hospitals
- Physicians and Managed Care
Observational studies focusing on selected patterns
- Dementia, functional gastrointestinal disorders, high utilization in pediatric care
Evaluation of care patterns using disease models
- Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, disease management programs, preventive services, lipometabolic disorders
Outcomes of care in population perspective
- Avoidance of fatal cardio-vascular accidents in Germany, HIV prevention programs
Regional variations of healthcare
- Patterns of utilization of drugs in the German states, appendectomy, obstetric surgery
Incidence and prevalence of diseases and medical problems
- Metabolic disorders, rare diseases, surgical procedures
