Lauterbach Delivers Clinic Atlas Revision
The month-old Clinic Atlas is gearing up for its first revamp, with Health Minister Lauterbach admitting the initial rollout wasn't quite up to snuff for the average Joe.
SPD politician, Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, has declared that the online hospital portal, launched a few weeks back, will undergo a thorough makeover. "We're giving the Clinic Atlas a top-to-bottom revamp, making it more user-friendly for patients," Lauterbach told the "Rheinische Post." The updated Atlas is set to launch "soon," said the Minister. The Clinic Atlas made its debut in mid-May, and users can access data for around 1700 German hospitals through the website www.bundes-klinik-atlas.de.
Lauterbach pointed out that the Atlas currently features "detailed info for approximately 23,000 various procedures," which can be a bit much for both civilians and general practitioners. "Our goal is to highlight which hospital in your area excels at the 20 most vital procedures," Lauterbach explained. Disease groups will be consolidated.
Showcasing a clinic's track record
In the future, users will be led to the homepage with "bigger tiles" using "general terms such as, for example, cancer, heart, or bones and joints." Behind that, individual diseases and surgeries will be categorized. Using a "Tacho system," it will be clear "who performs above-average or below-average numbers of treatments each year," said Lauterbach.
"This way, the Clinic Atlas helps everyone understand why hospital reform is needed urgently. Complex surgeries should only be performed by those with plenty of experience," explained Lauterbach.
The initial version of the Clinic Atlas drew some criticism, but Lauterbach dismissed most of it as unwarranted. "Most of it was unwarranted. The treatment data, which represent 16 million insured persons, are accurate," argued Lauterbach. However, the debate made it clear "that the Atlas is too complex for the average person," so an "improved version" is on the way.
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- federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach believes that the healthcare reform in the German healthcare industry is necessary, as shown by the need for revamping the Clinic Atlas, a tool that provides information about hospitals and their procedures.
- As part of the healthcare policy, Lauterbach aims to simplify the Clinic Atlas to make it more user-friendly for patients, focusing on highlighting the top hospitals for essential procedures in different disease groups.
- The Federal Ministry of Health, under Lauterbach's leadership, is working on reforming the healthcare system, aiming to improve the quality of care by ensuring that complex surgeries are performed by experienced healthcare professionals, as showcased by the Clinic Atlas.
