The role of human capital and stress for cost awareness in the healthcare system: a survey among German hospital physicians

Abstract Background Germany has the highest per capita health care spending among EU member states, but its hospitals face pressure to generate profits independently due to the government’s withdrawal of investment cost coverage. The diagnosis related groups (DRG) payment system was implemented to a...

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Main Authors: Christoph Lüdemann, Maike Gerken, Marcel Hülsbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10748-z