New Health Care in Germany – Building of Breast Centers: Reasonable Enhancements or Obsessive Development of Political Health Care in Germany?

Abstract

The article elucidates the preconditions for the building of breast units. The Disease Management Program (DMP) Breast Cancer is explained in detail as well as the certification procedure of DKG/DGS. The article comments on the quality indicators of structural, performance and outcome parameters of DMP and certification and how data for this are gained. Specific problems for centers to get data in the German health care system with an ambulant and a clinical sector and possible solutions are pointed out.