German health and social system – Introduction and background Dr German health and social system – Introduction and background Dr. Bernadette Klapper Senior Vice President Health, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Key characteristics of German health care from the patient‘s perspective Single doctor practices Hospitals Illustrations: pixabay. Other medical care & professions Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care: Introduction to German health and social system Dr. Bernadette Klapper, 24.09.2018, © Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH 2017. All rights reserved.
Germany, 1883: establishment of the first social health insurance system in the world 5 branches of social welfare Health insurance (1883) Statutory accident insurance (1884) Pension funds (1889) Unemployment insurance (1927) Long-term care insurance (1995) Evert A. Duykinck, A Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America, with Biographies. New York: Johnson, Wilson and Company. Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898) Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care: Introduction to German health and social system Dr. Bernadette Klapper, 24.09.2018, © Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH 2017. All rights reserved.
Health care system: many actors, different competences Illustration: Federal Ministry of Health (https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateien/3_Downloads/G/Gesundheitssystem/German_Health_System.pdf) Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care: Introduction to German health and social system Dr. Bernadette Klapper, 24.09.2018, © Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH 2017. All rights reserved.
Facts & figures: many hospital beds, high health care spending Reference (data, graphs): Health at a glance 2017: OECD indicators. Illustrations: pixabay. Germany has more doctors and nurses (4,1 and 13,3 per 1.000 population respectively) than most other OECD countries (OECD averages: 3,4 doctors / 9,0 nurses per 1.000 population; OECD 2017) Health spending averages $5.551 per person (adjusted for local costs), 40% higher than the OECD average of $4.003 (OECD 2017) Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care: Introduction to German health and social system Dr. Bernadette Klapper, 24.09.2018, © Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH 2017. All rights reserved.
Ideas for improvement: strengthening multi-professional cooperation and comprehensive care Illustrations: RBSG, Fotolia. Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care: Introduction to German health and social system Dr. Bernadette Klapper, 24.09.2018, © Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH 2017. All rights reserved.
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