Federal Health Minister hints at possible end for Federal Clinic Atlas
Warken has held out the prospect of a possible end to the hospital atlas. This was reported by the Ă„rzteblatt at the German Hospital Association's summer party.
The clinic atlas of the BMG.
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The much-discussed Federal Hospital Atlas could be coming to an end. According to a report in the Ă„rzteblatt, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken announced the end of the portal at the summer party of the German Hospital Association (DKG). The DKG has repeatedly criticized the fact that transparency services already exist.
“It is difficult to maintain a system that represents a duplicate structure with a system that already exists and is even better received,” the Ärzteblatt quotes Warken as saying. The DKG has repeatedly criticized duplicate structures in the past. According to the DKG, there is already a portal, the German Hospital Directory, which is more widely used. DKG boss Gerald Gaß had therefore described the directory as “superfluous” shortly before its publication.
Hospital atlas unpopular with DKG
In the past, there had been much criticism from medical associations, hospital owners, and patient representatives. They criticized incomplete data and a presentation that was difficult for laypeople to understand. The German Hospital Association (DKG) even spoke of a “failed project”. After heavy criticism, the portal was initially revised and simplified.
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The Hospital Atlas was published in May 2024 and was intended to create transparency about the services and quality of German hospitals. The launch of the atlas also marked the end of the "White List", which was operated by the Bertelsmann Foundation, whose expertise also flowed into the hospital atlas.
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