This study is an evaluation of flexible and integrated psychiatric care models (according to § 64b of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V)) (FIT) including new FIT projects starting after 2022 and the prolongation of any of 19 already established FIT projects (mainly at German psychiatric hospitals). The central concern of this evaluation is to answer the question whether FIT care offers advantages over standard care. The orientation of model care is a more cross-sectoral provision of services through more flexible psychiatric treatment intensities. However, FIT program structures depend on the individual situation and organization of the FIT hospital together with the participating statutory health insurance (SHI) funds.
treatment in any of the participating hospitals or control hospitals within recruitment phase (number of hospitals will be fix until June 2026)
being insured with any of the participating SHI funds
less than one year follow-up data available
Technische Universität Dresden
Lead sponsor
Institute of Social Medicine and Health Services Research, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke- University Magdeburg, Germany
Collaborator
Scientific Institute for Health Economics and Health System Research
Collaborator