Planning, budgeting and performance management at Swiss hospitals – Are Swiss hospitals at a crossroads – Will these medical specialist organisations in future develop into institutions with a business orientation? [Die Krankenhäuser der Schweiz am Wendepunkt von der medizinischen Expertenorganisation hin zu betriebswirtschaftlich geführten Institutionen? – Untersuchung zu deren Performance-Management-System]

• Published in: GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie Vol. 9; no. 3; p. Doc14
• Main Authors: Walser, Konrad, Huber, Etienne, Meister, André
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 01.11.2013
• Subjects: controlling; data warehouses; diagnosis related groups; hospital information management; performance management; planning; reporting

[english] This article explores the question of how Swiss hospitals can establish a coherent performance management system with a long term orientation. With the introduction of competitive mechanisms (DRG system) in the new Medical Insurance Act, a business orientation with regard to hospital manag...