StatAMed
The StatAMed project establishes a new, interdisciplinary level of care in the German healthcare system as a bridge between outpatient practices and highly specialized clinics
The StatAMed project is testing a new form of care that includes short inpatient general medical treatment for (sub-)acute treatment cases with a general medical background in structurally weak rural and urban regions. The aim is to avoid unnecessary emergency admissions through continuous communication between all those involved in the care process. Targeted and planned short-term inpatient treatment and rapid discharge ensure that patients can return to their familiar living environment as quickly as possible.
If patients are acutely ill or elderly people who require treatment, they are often brought to the emergency room by ambulance and receive full-time care in hospital for a longer period of time. From a medical point of view, it would be more appropriate for those affected to receive round-the-clock nursing and medical care in hospital for a few days and then continue treatment at an outpatient basis.
The aim is to create a bridge between outpatient and inpatient treatment that enables low-threshold care with a short inpatient stay. This new form of care should consist of three phases: (1) recommendation of inpatient treatment, e.g. due to acute complaints, (2) formulation of treatment goals and admission to hospital within 48 hours, (3) needs-based care during the inpatient stay and in aftercare. Cooperation between the medical and nursing staff takes place between the medical disciplines and the inpatient and outpatient areas. Treatment is provided by interdisciplinary care teams with continuous support from patient guides. After discharge, a nurse ("flying nurse") can continue to care for the patient at home.
The new form of care is being tested at three urban and three rural locations. In order to test whether the model is superior to standard care, suitable cases are selected, randomly assigned to groups and analyzed; health economic effects are also evaluated. The suitability of the model in terms of implementation and acceptance will be investigated by surveying patients and their relatives, as well as the facilities and specialists involved. The project will be funded for 45 months with a total of approx. 10.8 million euro.
If successful, the new form of care can guarantee basic care close to home and in line with demand in future, while at the same time avoiding inadequate or excessive care and rehospitalization. The concept is transferable to a large number of regions and other care settings.
Project dates StatAMed
Consortium partners: AOK Rheinland/Hamburg – Die Gesundheitskasse, AOK – Die Gesundheitskasse für Niedersachsen, Institute for Health Care Business GmbH, Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, Katholische Kirchengemeinde Pfarrei St. Maximilian Kolbe, Klinikverbund Landkreis Diepholz gGmbH, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, SKH Stadtteilklinik Hamburg GmbH, St. Augustinus Gelsenkirchen GmbH, Ubbo-Emmius-Klinik Norden, Universität Hamburg, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Universitätsmedizin der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, VivaQ Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Mümmelmannsberg GmbH
Client: StatAMed is a funding project "New forms of care" of the Innovation Committee of the Joint Federal Committee (Innovation Fund for the Promotion of New Forms of Care (§§ 92a para. 1 and 92b SGB V), DLR Project Management Agency
Duration: 2023-2027
Transfer service:
- Evaluation of the degree of target achievement of the new form of care, analysis of transferability to other regions
- Recommendations for action for health policy management
Transfer target group:
- Hospitals
- Decision-makers at health insurance companies
- Service providers in the healthcare sector