Patient care
Patient care is a term from the health industry and includes medical and nursing care for patients by members of the health professions . If the medical services of the various sectors of the health care system (e.g. outpatient sector, inpatient sector, rehabilitation) are coordinated, one speaks of integrated patient care .
A distinction is made between outpatient and inpatient care and between acute patient care (acute care) and non-acute care. The supply of medicines , therapeutic aids and aids is also part of patient care. In outpatient medical care, a distinction is made between contract medical care, i.e. care for patients under statutory health insurance (GKV) and private medical care (PKV).
The scope of the contract medical care results from § 2 of the federal shell contract . In addition to medical treatment, this also includes medical measures for the early detection of diseases, the prescription of medicines, bandages, remedies and aids or the assessment of incapacity for work.
On the part of the nursing staff, it encompasses all areas of nursing .
In addition to patient care, university clinics also conduct research and teaching.
The DIN EN 15224 defines specific quality criteria for patient care, to minimize handling risks.
literature
- Peter Angerer, Harald Gündel, Stephan Brandenburg et al .: Working in the health system: Psychosocial working conditions - health of employees - quality of patient care. ecomed medicine , 2019. ISBN 978-3609105666 .
Web links
- German Medical Association (Ed.): Process improvement in patient care through cooperation and coordination between the health professions Berlin 2010.
- German Medical Association: "Patient care under pressure" November 17, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patient care DocCheck Flexikon, accessed on July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Astrid Springer: Patient care in hospitals: Between care and profitability Deutschlandfunk , October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Sheath Contract - Doctors of April 20, 2020 National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians , accessed on July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Quality characteristics for good patient care Ärzteblatt , June 15, 2015.
