This study is an evaluation of the flexible and integrative psychiatric care model (according to § 64b of the German Social Code Book V (SGB V)) (FIT) at the Pfalzklinikum. The central concern of this evaluation is to answer the question whether the FIT model offer advantages over standard care. The orientation of model care is a more cross-sectoral provision of services through more flexible treatment intensities.
treatment at the Pfalzklinikum or control hospital after 01.01.2020 (date included) and before 31.12.2023 (date included) with one of the following diagnoses as main diagnosis (ICD-10: F00, F01, F02, F03, F07, F10, F20-29, F30-39, F43, F45, F40-48, F50, F60.31, F70-79, F84, F90-F98, B22 & F02.8, G20.0 & F02.3, G30.0 & F00.0, G30.1 & F00.1) at the department of psychiatry (FA 29xx), department of child and adolescent psychiatry (F30xx) or department of psychosomatic/psychotherapy (FA31xx)
being insured with any of the participating SHI funds
less than one year follow-up data available
non-permanent residence in Germany during observation period
Anonymized data of the participating SHI funds will be analyzed. This includes all patients being treated at the Pfalzklinikum or a control hospital between 01 January 2020 and 31 December 2023 using claims data up to 31 December 2024 enabling an individual follow-up period of at least 12 months.
Cohort
Prospective
FIT contract with global treatment budget
Other interventionSeveral SHI funds have established a contract (duration = at least eight year) with the model hospital for an alternative remuneration / financing of patients treated in the model hospital (FIT hospital, Pfalzklinikum). This contract encourages the model hospital an alternative treatment of their patients (insured with the involved SHI funds), for example fewer inpatient and more outpatient treatment. The contract is based on a global treatment budget (pre-defined fix budget for a specified number of patients independent from the setting of treatment in the hospital).
Duration of inpatient psychiatric treatment
Days with inpatient stays of each included patient will be marked within the patient-individual follow-up period. A billing matrix defining the type of charge and describing the count will be used to mark days with inpatient stays. Inpatient stays that range outside the patient-specific follow-up time will be censored. The proportion of patients with at least one inpatient stay will be presented. Furthermore, the days of inpatient stays per patient will be added, including the stay that led to inclusion in the evaluation. The classification into inpatient and day care is based on the corresponding charges. If inpatient and day care cases are billed on one day in one hospital, this day will be counted as an inpatient day. It will be analyzed how long patients were treated in hospitals (here only inpatient stays), summed over the entire observation period for each case (all patients).
Sick leave days
The number of sick leave days due to any mental disorder among employed persons will be counted.
Duration of day care psychiatric treatment
Days with day care stays of each included patient will be marked within the patient-individual follow-up period. A billing matrix defining the type of charge and describing the count will be used to mark days with day care stays. Day care stays that range outside the patient-specific follow-up time will be censored. The proportion of patients with at least one day care stay will be presented. Furthermore, the days of day care stays per patient will be added, including the stay that led to inclusion in the evaluation. The classification into inpatient and day care is based on the corresponding charges. If inpatient and day care cases are billed on one day in one hospital, this day will be counted as an inpatient day. It will be analyzed how long patients were treated in hospitals (here only day care stays), summed over the entire observation period for each case (all patients).
Outpatient psychiatric treatment in the hospital
The number of days with a contact in the psychiatric outpatients departments (PIA) in the IG and CG will be recorded and compared. The annual and cumulative number of PIA contacts will be determined on the basis of the PIA documentation.
Effects of special services
Patients with ACT treatment in the IG will be described in more detail in regard to readmission rate and total costs. Sub-analyses regarding the influence of special services will be conducted and a joint conclusion will be drawn on the effects of special services.
Prevention of treatment discontinuation
The number of patients with contact to the outpatient section within 30 and 90 days after hospital discharge, the frequency of severely mentally ill patients with no contact to the psychiatric care system within 180 days and the percentage of patients with more than three different service providers within the same care sector will be investigated.
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Technische Universität Dresden
Lead sponsor
ISMG, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Collaborator
Scientific Institute for Health Economics and Health System Research
Collaborator
