Future of health: Hospital reform in focus at TU Ilmenau!

Future of health: Hospital reform in focus at TU Ilmenau!

On Friday, June 6, 2025, an important event for reforming hospital care will take place at the Technical University of Ilmenau. Dr. med. Marcel John, specialist in anesthesia and managing director of the ILM-Kreis-Kliniken Arnstadt-ilmenau gGmbH, will provide detailed insights into the current financing system of German hospitals and the upcoming reforms from 3:00 p.m. in the Faradayhörsaal. Entry costs 5 euros and the event is open to the public.

The reform of the hospital care aims to reduce the economic pressure on the clinics and significantly improve the quality of treatment. One of the planned changes is to restructure the hospital landscape. Dr. John will also explain that not every hospital is allowed to offer any performance more. Instead, the introduction of reserves that act as a replacement for the previous case flat rates are created.

goals and changes to the reform

A central goal of the reform is to improve the framework conditions for hospitals. These are crucial for the health care of the population. For example, only the hospitals that receive a performance group and meet certain quality criteria will be reduced. According to the Federal Ministry of Health 60% of the previous case flat rates have been secured via this new reservoir, while the remaining 40% must be generated by the actually provided treatment cases.

The changes in the system also include that the funds for the reservoir are outsourced from the existing flat rates. It remains important that the complete refinancing of care in the hospitals remains unaffected. The personnel costs in the care sector are still covered by the care budget according to the self -cost recovery principle.

financing and quality criteria

In addition, surcharges for various areas such as pediatrics, obstetrics, stroke units, special traumatology, intensive care medicine and emergency care are paid. These financial incentives are intended to increase the quality of care and ensure that the need for needs receive the necessary funds, regardless of the number of services provided.

dr. In his presentation, John will also explain the concrete effects of these reforms on the health system and discuss how the changes will affect the quality of the treatment and care of the patients. Further information on the comprehensive reform of hospital care is available on the pages of the Federal Ministry of Health