Structured patient education for out-patients with hypertension in general practice: a model project in Germany.

In a model project, office-based physicians in two regions of Germany provided a structured treatment and teaching programme for out-patients with hypertension. The project was carried out in co-operation with the German Hypertension League and designed to evaluate the practicability and efficacy of the implementation in routine primary health care. A total of 111 primary health care practices in two German districts who had participated in a training course were interviewed.

Structured treatment and teaching programme for type 2 diabetic patients on conventional insulin treatment: evaluation of reimbursement policy.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the practicability and efficacy of a structured treatment and teaching programme (STTP) for type 2 diabetic outpatients on conventional insulin treatment after introducing remuneration for physicians. Reimbursement policy for the STTP was introduced in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, in July 1993. Between August 1993 and February 1994, 108 physicians and their assistants participated in a postgraduate seminar, which is a prerequisite for remuneration.

Three years' experience after national introduction of teaching programs for type II diabetic patients in Germany: how to train general practitioners.

Beginning in July 1991, office-based physicians in Germany were remunerated for providing a structured treatment and teaching program to non-insulin-treated type II diabetic patients. The treatment and teaching program is based upon the respective recommendations of the German Diabetes Association. This article describes the structure of the program and the courses for general practitioners and their nurses.

Evaluation of a structured treatment and teaching program for non-insulin-treated type II diabetic outpatients in Germany after the nationwide introduction of reimbursement policy for physicians.

Objective: To evaluate the practicability and efficacy of a structured treatment and teaching program for non-insulin-treated type II diabetic patients in routine primary health care.

Research Design And Methods: All physicians (n = 139) and their office staffs in Hamburg, Germany, who had participated in a special training course from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991 were contacted for a standardized interview. A random sample of 17 of these offices was selected for office visits during which the documented data of all patients who had received the standardized treatment and teaching in the same period were collected and evaluated.