Contrary to the practice in some countries, access to flexible and integrated forms of psychiatric care (FIT models) is limited in Germany. Several legislations have been introduced to improve this situation, notably the recent §64b (flexible and integrative treatment model; FIT64b) of the German Social Code, which allows for a capitation-based accounting of fees for services. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of FIT64b implementation on various stakeholders (patients, informal caregivers and staff) in 12 psychiatric hospital departments across Germany. Structural as well as quantitative and qualitative data are included, with integration of different methodological approaches. In all departments, the implementation of the new accounting system resulted into a relatively stable set of structural and processual changes where rigid forms of mainly inpatient care shifted to more flexible and integrated types of outpatient and outreach treatments. These changes were more likely to be perceived by patients and staff, and likewise received better evaluations, in those departments showing higher level or longer duration of implementation. Patients' evaluations, furthermore, were largely influenced by the advent of continuous forms of care, better accessibility, and by their degree of autonomy in steering of their services.
Conclusion:Based on the results, we developed 3 core mechanisms of change of FIT64b models: (1) Need-adaptedness and flexibility; (2) Continuity of care; (3) Maintaining everyday life. Our findings outline and emphasize the potential a GTB approach may have for improving psychiatric hospital services.
Zusammenfassung
Ziel Untersuchung des Implementierungsstands und der Erfahrungen der Stakeholder mit der Zuhause-Behandlung (=ZHB) in der Modellversorgung nach §64b SGB V (=MV).
Methodik Standardisierte Befragung von 381 Patienten aus 8 Kliniken der MV und inhaltsanalytische Auswertung von Fokusgruppen und Interviews mit Patienten, Angehörigen und Mitarbeitern (n=37). Struktur-, prozess- und leistungsbezogene Daten wurden ergänzend abgefragt.
Ergebnisse Die ZHB der MV ist äußerst heterogen implementiert, insbesondere zwischen ländlichen und städtischen Regionen. Aus Sicht der Stakeholder wird eine längerfristige, flexible und settingübergreifende Versorgung geboten, die alltagsintegrativ wirkt und häufig erst mit zunehmender Inanspruchnahme als hilfreich bewertet wird.
Schlussfolgerung Eine starke Orientierung an den Bedürfnissen der Patienten und regionalen Besonderheiten zeichnet die ZHB aus. Es lassen sich Implikationen zur Weiterentwicklung von stationsäquivalenter Behandlung ableiten.
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