Emergency care in Germany is facing major challenges. The new joint project VERINET - Networked and Integrated Emergency Care and Deployment Management aims to help guide patients to the care that best suits their needs in the future. The project is being funded with around 7 million euros from the innovation fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA).

The Wiesbaden Institute for Healthcare Economics and Patient Safety (WiHelP) of the Wiesbaden Business School is involved in the project as an evaluating institute.

WiHelP investigates patient safety and economic effects

The project is investigating the effects of new management approaches in emergency care and whether they can contribute to more needs-based, high-quality and economically viable care. The evaluation by WiHelP focuses in particular on the effects of the new care structures on safety, quality and the use of resources.

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Strametz, Head of WiHelP, adds: "We are proud to be involved in VERINET as an evaluating institute. The project opens up the opportunity to scientifically support new ways of providing emergency medical care that is more closely aligned with patient needs and to systematically investigate both patient safety issues and the economic impact."

Testing in two model regions

VERINET is being implemented in two model regions: in the urban area of Mannheim and in the rural region of Ems-Vechte in Lower Saxony. The project is scheduled to run for three years.