[Representation of Internal Medicine in G-DRG System - Analysis of Reasons for Prolonged Length of Stay].

 There is an ongoing discussion within the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) and the Professional Association of German Internists (BDI) about the appropriate depiction and remuneration of internal medicine in the G-DRG.  Therefore, cases with a significantly prolonged length of stay were analyzed in a multicenter study. 124 cases from 6 hospitals were collected for evaluation.

[Disease management programs from the statutory health insurance physicians' point of view ].

The advantage of DMPs is that they can be used to define target criteria that are legally binding and thus allow for the control of core issues of our health care system. Legal security is to be established by evidence-based guidelines. At present, however, DMPs are still being dominated by economic aspects.