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26. November 2014

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Over the past years interest in Gesundes Kinzigtal and other projects of OptiMedis AG has lead to a number of books and articles about it. We would like to share some of them with you. As some are only available within a subscription or fee please contact Britta Horwege if you would like to gain […]

Over the past years interest in Gesundes Kinzigtal and other projects of OptiMedis AG has lead to a number of books and articles about it. We would like to share some of them with you.

As some are only available within a subscription or fee please contact Britta Horwege if you would like to gain further access. Our brochures and papers in german you find on www.optimedis.de.

Publications from our side

Lyles L.F., Hildebrandt, H., Mair, A. (2020). Population Health Management Approach: Integration of Community-Based Pharmacists into Integrated Care Systems: Reflections from the U.S., Achievements in Scotland and Discussions in Germany. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2020; 20(2): 13, 1-9. Link

Wang SY, Groene O (2020) The effectiveness of behavioral economics-informed interventions on physician behavioral change: A systematic literature review. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0234149. Link

Geraedts, M., Mehl, C., Siegel, A., Graf, E., Stelzer, D., Farin-Glattacker, E., Ihle, P., Köster, I., Dröge, P., Günster, C., Haas, N., Gröne, O., Schubert, I. (2020). Entwicklung eines Indikatorensets zur Evaluation der Integrierten Versorgung Gesundes Kinzigtal / Development of an indicator set for the evaluation of the population-based integrated healthcare model ‘Gesundes Kinzigtal’ (Healthy Kinzigtal). In: Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 2020 May 25. Link

Ehmann, A.T. , Groene, O., Rieger, M.A., Siegel, A. (2020): The Relationship between Health Literacy, Quality of Life and, Subjective Health: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in a Rural Region in Germany. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. No 17, Mar 2020. Link

Baltaxe, E., Czypionka, T., Kraus, M., Reiss, M., Askildsen, J., Grenkovic, R., Lindén, T., Pittner, J., Rutten-van-Molken, M., Solans, J., Struckmann, V., Roca, J., Cano, I. (2019). Digital Health Transformation of Integrated Care in Europe: Overarching Analysis of 17 Integrated Care Programms. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Link

Stausberg, J., Maier, B., Bestehorn, K., Gothe, H., Groene, O., Jacke, C., Jänicke, M., Kostuj, T., Mathes, T., Niemeyer, A., Olbrich, K., Schmitt, J., Neugebauer, E. (2019). Memorandum Registry for Health Services Research: Update 2019. Gesundheitswesen. 2020 Feb 18. Link

Ballester, M., Orrego, C., Heijmans, M., Alonso-Coello, P., Versteegh, MM., Mavridis, D., Groene, O., Immonen, K., Wagner, C., Canelo-Aybar, C., Sunol, R.(2020): Comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions in four high-priority chronic conditions in Europe (COMPAR-EU): a research protocol. In: BMJ Open. 2020 Jan 19. Link

Braithwaite, J., Clay-Williams, R., Taylor, N., Ting, HP., Winata, T., Arnolda, G., Sunol, R., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Klazinga, NS., Donaldson, L., Dowton, SB (2019). Bending the quality curve. In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2019 Dec 10, 1-7. Link

Siegel, A., Ehmann, AT., Meyer, I., Groene, O., Niebling, W., Martus, P., Rieger, MA. (2019). PEN-13: A New Generic 13-Item Questionnaire for Measuring Patient Enablement (German Version). In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Dec 3;16(23).Link

Gröne, O., Sunol, R. (2019). Quality improvement is complex and contextual. In: BMJ. 2019 Oct 25. Link

Kringos, DS., Groene, O., Johnsen, SP. (2019). Training the First Generation of Health Care Performance Intelligence Professionals in Europe and Canada. In: Acaddemic Medicine. 2019 Jun;94(6):747-748. Link

Rabenberg A., Schulte T., Hildebrandt H., Wehling M. The  FORTA (Fit for the Aged) – EPI (Epidemiological) Algorithm: Application of an Information Technology Tool for the Epidemiological Assessment of Drug Treatment in Older People, Drugs & Aging, Springer International Publishing, August 2019 Link

Stahl K. (2019), Predictors of intra- and postpartum care experience: key dimensions of quality of care from women’s perspective. GMS Z Hebammenwiss 2019;6:Doc01, 11-20. Link

Tanke MAC, Feyman Y, Bernal-Delgado E, Deeny SR, Imanaka Y, Jeurissen P, Lange L, Pimperl A, Sasaki N, Schull M, Wammes JJG, Wodchis WP, Meyer GS. A challenge to all. A primer on inter-country differences of high-need, high-cost patients. PLOS ONE, Juni 2019, 14(6): e0217353. Link

Bohnet-Joschko S., Nelson E. C., Zippel C., Morgan T. S., Øvretveit J. (2019). How social business innovates health care: two cases of social value creation leading to high-quality services. Journal of Public Health. Link

Svane, J., Chiou S., Groene O., et al. (2018). A WHO-HPH operational program versus usual routines for implementing clinical health promotion: an RCT in health promoting hospitals (HPH). Implementation Science
(2018) 13:153, 1-13. Link

Gröne, O. (2018). Improving the capacity for learning and improvement in health care. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Editorial, doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy064, 1-2. Link

Gröne, O. (2017). Through the patient’s eyes: 25 years of quality and safety research and the challenges ahead. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 29, Issue 7, November 2017, 887-888. Link

Fischer, C., Lingsma, H., Klazinga, N., Hardwick, R., Cromwell, D., Steyerberg, E., Gröne, O. (2017). Volume-outcome revisited: The effect of hospital and surgeon volumes on multiple outcome measures in oesophago-gastric cancer surgery. PLOS ONE 12(10): e0183955. Link pdf-file

Gröne, O., Pimperl, A., Hildebrandt, H. (2017). The Role of Integrated Care and Population Health. In K. Aase et al. (Eds.), Researching Quality in Care Transitions – International Perspectives. Springer International Publishing. 259-279. Link

Groene O., Pfaff H., Hildebrandt H. (2017). Germany: Scaling Up a Population-Based Integrated Healthcare System: The Case of “ Healthy Kinzigtal” in Germany. In: J. Braithwaite et al (Eds.), Health Systems Improvement Across the Globe: Success Stories from 60 Countries. CRC Press. 167–174. Link

Groene, O., Hildebrandt, H. (2017). Germany: Evolution and Scaling Up of the Population-Based Integrated Health Care System “Healthy Kinzigtal” In: V. Amelung et al. (Eds.), Handbook Integrated Care. Springer International Publishing. 511-524. Link

Pimperl, A., Hildebrandt, H., Gröne, O., Schulte, T., Meyer, I., Wetzel, M., Udayakumar, K., Gonzalez-Smitz, J., Kadakia, K., Thoumi, A. (2017). Case Study: Gesundes Kinzigtal Germany. Accountable Care in Practice: Global Perspectives. Duke University’s Robert J. Margolis,, MD, Center for Health Policy. Link

Pimperl, A., Schulte, T., Mühlbacher, A., Rosenmöller, M., Busse, R., Gröne, O., Rodriguez, H. P., Hildebrandt, H. (2016): The German Model: Measuring the Impact of Accountable Care Organizations on Population Health. Accountable Care News. December 2016. Link pdf-file

Nolte, E., Frølich, A., Hildebrandt, H., Pimperl, A., Schulpen, G. J., Vrijhoef, H. JM (2016): Implementing integrated care: A synthesis of experiences in three European countries. International Journal of Care Coordination, June 30, 2016. Link

Pimperl, A., Schulte, T., Mühlbacher, A., Rosenmöller, M., Busse, R., Gröne, O., Rodriguez, H. P., Hildebrandt, H. (2016): Evaluating the Impact of an Accountable Care Organization on Population Health: the Quasi-Experimental Design of the German Gesundes Kinzigtal. Population Health Management 2016 Aug 26. Online ahead of print: 26. August 2016. Link

Behrend, K., Gröne, O. (2016): Mechanisms and effects of public reporting of surgeon outcomes: A systematic review of the literature. Health Policy 2016. Link

Gröne, O., Hildebrandt, H., Ferrer, L. & Stein, V. (2016). People-centred population health management in Germany. EuroHealth – Quarterly of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Volume 22, May 2016, 7-10. Link

Pimperl, A., Schulte, T., Hildebrandt, H. (2016): Business Intelligence in the Context of Integrated Care Systems. In: A. Wilhelm (Eds.): Analysis of Large and Complex Data, Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Bern: Springer.

Lang, C., Kern, E., Schulte, T., Hildebrandt, H. (2016): Integrated Diabetes Care in Germany. In: D. Simmons et al. (Eds.): Integrated Diabetes Care – A Multidisciplinary Approach. Springer.

Kringos D. S., Sunol R., Wagner C., Mannion R., Michel P., Klazinga N. S. & Groene O. (2015). The influence of context on the effectiveness of hospital quality improvement strategies: a review of systematic reviews. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Jul 22;15:277. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0906-0.

Groene O., Arah O. A., Klazinga N. S., Wagner C., Bartels P. D., Kristensen S., Saillour F., Thompson A., Thompson C. A., Pfaff H., DerSarkissian M. & Sunol R. (2015). Patient Experience Shows Little Relationship with Hospital Quality Management Strategies. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 7;10(7):e0131805. Link.

Hildebrandt, H. (2014). Crossing the boundaries from individual medical care to regional public health outcomes: The triple aim of “Gesundes Kinzigtal” – better health + improved care + affordable costs. International Journal of Integrated Care, 14(5). Link

Reime, B., Kardel, U., Melle, C., Roth, M., Auel, M. & Hildebrandt, H. (2014). From Agreement to Realization: Six years of Investment in Integrated eCare in Kinzigtal. In I. Meyer et al. (Eds.), Achieving Effective Integrated E-Care Beyond the Silos (S. 266-283), Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Siegel A., Köster I., Schubert I., & Stößel U. (2014). Utilization Dynamics of an Integrated Care System in Germany: Morbidity, Age, and Sex Distribution of Gesundes Kinzigtal Integrated Care’s Membership in 2006-2008. In: Janssen C, Swart E, Lengerke Tv (Eds.): Health Care Utilization in Germany. Theory, Methodology, and Results. Foreword by Ronald M. Anderson. New York etc.: Springer, S. 321-335

Amelung, V., Wolf, S. & Hildebrandt, H. (2012). Integrated care in Germany – a stony but necessary road!. International Journal of Integrated Care, 12(1), 205-222. Link

Hildebrandt, H., Stunder, B. & Schulte, T. (2012). Triple Aim in Kinzigtal, Germany: Improving population health, integrating health care and reducing costs of care – lessons for the UK? Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 20 Iss: 4, 205-222. Link

Hildebrandt, H.; Hermann, C.; Knittel, R.; Richter-Reichhelm, M.; Siegel, A. & Witzenrath, W. (2010). Gesundes Kinzigtal Integrated Care: Improving Population Health by a Shared Health Gain Approach and a Shared Savings Contract. In: International Journal of Integrated Care 10, 1-14. Link

Rotar A. M., Botje D., Klazinga N.S., Lombarts K.M., Gröne O., Sunol R., Plochg T. (2016). The involvement of medical doctors in hospital governance and implications for quality management: a quick scan in 19 and an in depth study in 7 OECD countries. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 May 24;16 Suppl 2:160. Link

Chadwick G., Riley S., Hardwick R. H., Crosby T., Hoare J., Hanna G., Greenaway K., Varagunam M., Cromwell D. A., Gröne O. (2016). Population-based cohort study of the management and survival of patients with early-stage oesophageal adenocarcinoma in England. Br J Surg. 2016 Apr;103(5):544-52. Link

Chadwick G., Gröne O., Taylor A., Riley S., Hardwick R. H., Crosby T., Greenaway K., Cromwell D.A. (2016). Management of Barrett’s high-grade dysplasia: initial results from a population-based national audit. Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Apr;83(4):736-42. Link

Taylor A., Neuburger J., Walker K., Cromwell D., Groene O. (2016). How is feedback from national clinical audits used? Views from English National Health Service trust audit leads. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2016 Apr;21(2):91-100. Link

Fischer C., Lingsma H., Hardwick R., Cromwell D. A., Steyerberg E., Groene O. (2016). Risk adjustment models for short-term outcomes after surgical resection for oesophagogastric cancer. Br J Surg. 2016 Jan;103(1):105-16. Link

Publications from third parties

Struckmann, V. et al. (on behalf of the ICARE4EU consortium) (2016). The Gesundes Kinzigtal – population-based financing with a shared-savings approach. In: How to strengthen financing mechanisms to promote care for people with multimorbidity in Europe? Policy Brief 24. NIVEL and TU Berlin. 11-16. Link 

The Economist Intelligence Unit, Case Study (2016). An integrated approach to value-based healthcare: Germany’s Gesundes Kinzigtal, Economist Newspaper Limited (London). Link

OECD (2016). Better Ways to Pay for Health Care. OECD Health Policy Studies. Paris: OECD Publishing. Link

Milstein, R., Blankart, C. R. (2016). Special Care in Germany. Country Background Note: Germany. OECD, Universität Hamburg. Link

EU Joint Action on Chronic Diseases and Healthy Ageing across the Life Cycle (JA-CHRODIS) (2015). Good practices in health promotion & primary prevention of chronic diseases (2015). Internet (Zugriff am 11. November 2015): Link

Nolte, E., Knai, C. (Ed.) ( 2015): Assessing Chronic Disease Management in European Health Systems: Country Reports. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and World Health Organization. Link

McClellan, M., Kent, J., Beales, S., Macdonnell, M., Thoumi, A., Shuttleworth, B. & Cohen, S. (2015). Focusing Accountability on the Outcomes that Matter. Report of the Accountable Care Working Group. Link

World Health Organization: People-centred and integrated health services: an overview of the evidence. 2015. Internet (Zugriff am 15. Juni 2015): Link 

Alderwick, H., Ham, C. & Buck, D. (2015). Population health systems. Going beyond integrated care.The King’s Fund. Link

Taylor N., Clay-Williams R., Hogden E., Braithwaite J. & Groene O. (2015). High performing hospitals: a qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Jun 24;15:244. Link.

Struckmann V., Boerma W. & van Ginneken E. (2015). Case Story The Gesundes Kinzigtal programme, Germany. ICARE4EU. Link

EU Joint Action on Chronic Diseases and Healthy Ageing across the Life Cycle (JA-CHRODIS) (2015). Good practices in health promotion & primary prevention of chronic diseases (2015). Internet (Zugriff am 11. November 2015): Link

Nolte, E., Knai, C. (Ed.) ( 2015): Assessing Chronic Disease Management in European Health Systems: Country Reports. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and World Health Organization. Link

Struckmann V., Boerma W. & van Ginneken E. (2015). Case Story The Gesundes Kinzigtal programme, Germany. ICARE4EU. Link

McClellan, M., Kent, J., Beales, S., Macdonnell, M., Thoumi, A., Shuttleworth, B. & Cohen, S. (2015). Focusing Accountability on the Outcomes that Matter. Report of the Accountable Care Working Group 2013. Link

World Health Organization: People-centred and integrated health services: an overview of the evidence. 2015. Internet (Zugriff am 15. Juni 2015): Link 

Alderwick, H., Ham, C. & Buck, D. (2015). Population health systems. Going beyond integrated care.The King’s Fund. Link

Busse, R., & Stahl, J. (2014). Integrated Care Experiences And Outcomes In Germany, The Netherlands, And England. Health Affairs, 33(9), 1549–1558. Link

Barnes, A. J., Unruh, L., Chukmaitov, A., & van Ginneken, E. (2014). Accountable care organizations in the USA: Types, developments and challenges. Health Policy, 118(1), 1–7. Link

Lupianez-Villanueva F., & Theben, A. (2014). Strategic Intelligence Monitor on Personal Health Systems Phase 3 (SIMPHS3). Gesundes Kinzigtal (Germany) Case Study Report (EUR – Scientific and Technical Research Reports). Publications Office of the European Union. Link

Struckmann V., Snoeijs, S., Melchiorre, M. G., Hujala, A., Rijken, M., Quentin, W., van Ginneken, E. (2014): Caring for people with multiple chronic conditions. Eurohealth Incorporating Euro Observer. 20(3):35–40. Link

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