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For this purpose, principal diagnoses of the inpatient sector as well as secured diagnoses of the outpatient sector were included.
Therefore, all individuals were identified in the data set who, in the outpatient or inpatient sector, had at least one diagnosis of F10-F19.
The German diagnosis related groups system (G-DRG system) was based on the Australian Refined DRG system (AR-DRG system), and was introduced mandatorily in 2004 for the whole acute inpatient sector except psychiatric and psychosomatic treatment.
While this may impede attempts to relieve the inpatient sector, proponents of this solution argue that it strengthens the competitiveness of the public hospital sector if the patient would otherwise have been admitted to a private hospital.
All the patients who had at least either CD (ICD-10: K50) or UC diagnosed (ICD-10: K51) in the inpatient sector or two confirmed diagnoses in the outpatient sector in 2008 were initially included in the study.
Concerning our dependent variables, we want to highlight that the analysis on regular specialist visits was limited by the nature of the German claims data and reimbursement schemes in the inpatient sector.
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From a broader perspective the major hurdle still standing in the way of widespread introduction of the telemedicine aftercare technique at the interface between the outpatient and inpatient sectors is the current reimbursement practice, in which requests have to be made for each case separately to each of the German statutory health insurances, representing a significant administrative hurdle.
Specialized health care includes all the medical and surgical specialties, both in outpatient and inpatient sectors.
For expository's sake, we assume that health care is provided in two sectors of the health system, viz. the ambulatory and inpatient sectors.
The PHDC has 30 medical departments, 10 technical sections, 20 inpatient sectors, 1 intensive care unit (ICU) and 4 clinical departments of provincial importance (including orthopedics, general surgery, neurosurgery and neurology).
Case payment can be used both in ambulatory and inpatient care sector.
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