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Objective: New medical guideline recommendations for the treatment of major depressive disorders and regulative changes in the payment system of the German mental health care system warrant a revision of the framework in which electroconvulsive therapies (ECT) are offered.

Methods: A cost structure analysis of the clinical resources essential for the ECT procedure was conducted and economically validated, exemplified at a German inpatient ECT treatment center.

Results: The identification of directly attributable costs to the ECT intervention presupposes an accurate assessment of personnel engagement time and material consumption as well as an inclusion of overhead costs for the operational readiness of the hospital.

[Cost assessment for endoscopic procedures in the German diagnosis-related-group (DRG) system - 5 year cost data analysis of the German Society of Gastroenterology project].

 In the German hospital reimbursement system (G-DRG) endoscopic procedures are listed in cost center 8. For reimbursement between hospital departments and external providers outdated or incomplete catalogues (e. g.

Economic evaluation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia from a hospital management perspective.

Objectives: Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is currently undergoing dramatic changes. We analyzed economic risks in hospitalized patients with CLL from a management perspective.

Methods: One hundred and twelve patients with CLL hospitalized in 2013 and 2014 at the University Hospital of Cologne were analyzed.