Der Krankenhaus-Report 2011 beleuchtet eingehend den Stellenwert der Qualität in der stationären Versorgung: Er gibt den aktuellen Stand der Qualitätssicherung wieder, analysiert gegenwärtige und künftige Entwicklungen und befasst sich mit der Bedeutung der Qualität als...

Remuneration rates of German nursing homes are prospectively negotiated between long-term care insurance (LTCI) and social assistance on the one side and nursing homes on the other. They differ considerably across regions while there is no evidence for substantial differences in care provision....

This paper investigates the relationship between health outcomes and variations in staffing levels as approximated by admissions on weekdays versus admissions on weekends. Because days of admission are potentially endogenous, we instrument on emergency admissions only, which are reasonably...