German hospitals receive subsidies for investment costs by federal states. Theoretically, these subsidies have to cover … the whole investment volume, but in fact only 50%-60% are covered. Balance sheet data show that public hospitals exhibit … higher levels of subsidies compared to for-profit hospitals. In this study, I examine the sources of this disparity by …

hospital capacities, capital, and funding by the statutory health insurance (SHI). This prompts hospitals to hire more …

German hospitals receive subsidies for investment costs by federal states. Theoretically, these subsidies have to cover … the whole investment volume, but in fact only 50%-60% are covered. Balance sheet data show that public hospitals exhibit … higher levels of subsidies compared to for-profit hospitals. In this study, I examine the sources of this disparity by …

nurse personnel, and reduced care provision. These findings suggest that nurse shortages can be a threat to the quality of …

Public investment in hospitals in Germany has been insufficient for decades, making it difficultto finance digitization …. Due to dual financing, hospitals could alternatively use their own profitsto pay for digitization efforts. This raises the … question of whether there is a relationship betweenprofitability and digitization, i.e., whether profitable hospitals are more …

Hospital digitalization is to reduce costs, increase efficiency and productivity, and to improve quality of care …. However, the literature lacks clarity on the meaning of "hospital digitalization," how to measure it, and what quality it … replacement after femur fracture) and two risk-adjusted outcome quality indicators (inpatient mortality ratio of patients …