Translating research into practice: A German sickness fund supporting patient participation

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 544-550

  Straub, C ^a   Nebling, T ^b   Muller H ^b  

^a Techniker Krankenkasse   (Germany)

^b Techniker Krankenkasse ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Patient participation; Shared decision making; Sickness fund; Statutory health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 55949126874     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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