News (2016)21 December 2016|ResearchEvery third disc surgery is not guideline-conformMale, middle aged and employed – People belonging to this target group are more likely to undergo a disc surgery than conservative treatment in the...28 November 2016|ForschungHCHE-Researcher receives award by the Federal Statistical OfficeThe Peter-von-der-Lippe-Gedenkpreis has been awarded to Dr. Ivonne Lindlbauer for her dissertation “Efficiency and Risk Adjustment of German Hospital...14 November 2016|ResearchHCHE has become evaluation partner of Hamburg’s project INVESTThe federal joint committee’s innovation fond will be endorsing the project INVEST Billstedt/Horn for three years with up to 6.3 million euro starting...12 November 2016|EventThe program for the HCHE Research Seminar Series for the winter semster of 2016/2017 is onlineThe Hamburg Center for Health Economics has released the program for the upcoming HCHE Research Seminar Series this winter semester. Six interesting...20 September 2016|EventFall Convention of the scientific committee "Public Business Administration" 2016This year's Fall Convention of the scientific committee "Public Business Administration" will be taking place at the Hamburg Center for Health...6 September 2016|PublikationNew HCHE Research Paper availableMichael Bahrs and Mathias Schumann analyze the relationship between school starting age and smoking behavior, as well as general health in adulthood...25 May 2016|Forschung€3.9 million EU funds awarded for new PhD program "Improving Quality of Care of in Europe”The Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE), five European partner universities (York University, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, University of...2 May 2016|ResearchPatient satisfaction and cost-effectiveness: contradiction or reality in German hospitals? (In German Language)In the context of the event series HCHE Research Results live we are going to present current research findings and discuss them with well-known...2 May 2016|EventThe 2016 HCHE Research Seminar series have just begun!We are pleased to announce the HCHE Research Seminar program for the 2016 summer semester. Between April and June, the HCHE is delivering five...28 January 2016|ResearchNew DFG research project on COPDThe Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) receives subsidies of around 90.000 € from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for its research...20 January 2016|ResearchA team of international researchers offers insights into the end-of-life care of cancer patientsA country´s structural and cultural characteristics determine if cancer patients receive end-of-life care in a hospital or at home, which treatments...11 January 2016|EventUS health economist Prof. Michele Issel presents latest research findingsProfessor Michele Issel researches and teaches at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Health...