Empirical healthcare research

Monitoring of healthcare reality and healthcare quality in the

SHI and PHI under market access restrictions

Expert-reports about special healthcare themes

Databased empirical consulting, concepts and strategy formati-

on

MONITOR‘s & NAVIGATOR‘s in the healthcare sector

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The ITC – Institut TakeCare has been found-

ed in the year 2007 as a scientifically inde-

pendent, empirical research institute in Ham-

burg, Germany.

Monitoring of healthcare reality and health-

care quality in the relevant sectors in the SHI

and PHI are central task fields of the institu-

te. Essential determinants are the economic

efficiency and the medical effectivity of

healthcare from the perspective of the pati-

ent, i. e. patient relevant outcomes.

Data of healthcare reality and healthcare

quality is recognized in three hierarchical le-

vels:

Data and facts about the structure quality

Illustration of the process quality and the

corresponding key-performance-indica-

tions

Depiction of outcome quality and the out-

come of healthcare

The institute has several research topics:

Aim and purpose of the Institute

Direction of the Institute

Scientific Direction

PD Dr. rer. pol. habil. Christoph von Rothkirch

Commercial Direction

Dr. med. Klaus-Jürgen Preuß

Empirical foundation of the current realities in healthcare focused on areas and/ or indications

Surveys on structure-, process- and outcome-quality of healthcare

Investigation of over- and under-supply and misuse

Elaboration of differences in healthcare-quality – SHI versus PHI

Implications of the AMNOG-procedure for orphan drugs and the supply-quality of involved patients

Development of benchmark-trials and best-practice-concepts

Identification of market development, trends and shift of interests

Development of concepts to enhance adherence, compliance or shared-decision-concepts

cv.rothkirch@institut-takecare.de kj.preuss@institut-takecare.de

Target and purpose of the Institute

Research-Focus

The institute systematically collects primary data with telephone-interviews, mailings and sur-

veys. Available secondary data of the health care system is made accessible by desk research.

The institute publishes corresponding national and international publications.

Another focus of the institute is the field of „rare diseases“ and the suitable „orphan drugs“

which are used for the treatment. The Institut TakeCare offers extensive consulting value for this

theme. From development of the integral marketing strategy to the support of the proccess-steps

which are important for the AMNOG act including support with the price negotiations against the

SpiBu. The institute also supports the development of MEA-contracts (Market Entry Agreements).

The handling of specific issues, as well as the generation of client specific solutions for patient-

marketing (e.g. hotline) and market access for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, genetic tests and

AMTPs & companion diagnostics of the outpatient and inpatient sector round off the portfolio.

The institute works at the entire medical value chain from prevention to palliative care.

The clients of the institute TakeCare are public institutions, organisations of the health care sys-

tem, payers of the SHI and PHI, health providers in the outpatient and inpatient healthcare, pati-

ent-associations as well as companies of the pharma-market, medical device-companies or provi-

ders of diagnostics and corresponding service provider for the industry.

Research Priorities

Empirical foundation of the care reality segmented by sectors and indications

Capturing the strucure-, process- and outcomequality of healthcare-treatments

Uncovering of over-, under- or misprovision

Working out differences in healthcare-quality between SHI and PHI

Implications of the AMNOG act for orphan drugs and the healthcare-quality for the affected pati-

ents

Conceptioning of benchmark-studies and best practice approaches

Identifications of market developments, breaks in trends and trends

Development of concepts to improve adherence, compliance or shared-decision-making approa-

ches.

Consultancy-Focus

Consulting focus

Development of strategic RoadMaps for market access and reimbursement in Germany

Conception of value dossiers for orphan drugs, medical devices and ATMP‘s

Concepts for understanding particular reimbursement-issues in both outpatient and inpati-

ent sector

Hotline for different issues

Development of stakeholder-mappings and programs

Conception of tariffs and/or supply concepts for SHI/PHI

Multi-dimensional pricing studies in Germany and the EU

Strategic workshops using following NAVIGATORS:

- Market Access ATMPs & Companion Diagnostics

- Market Access Orphan Drugs

Services of the institute

The Institut TakeCare offers the following services:

Construction of MONITOR‘s for specific healthcare sectors

Conception of reports regarding the supply-quality in sectors or indications

Development of outcome-reports in sectors or indications

Creation of NAVIGATOR expert-reports

Conception of benchmark studies, best-practice concepts or key-performance-indicators

Compliance-studies, adherence-strategies, SDM-concepts

Market analyses and trend scenarios on terms of health economics

Empirical pricing studies for pharmaceuticals and medical devices

Contentment surveys of patients and insurants

Conception and organization of surveys regarding relevant healthcare issues

Conception and organization of workshops, training & coaching aswell as tutorials for spe-

cific issues

Our Specific Services

Transparency Tools - MONITOR‘s

NAVIGATOR Expert-Reports

Market- and Trend-Research, Surveys and Scenarios

The MONITOR-series includes detailed infor-

mation, data and facts for the relevant payers

(SHI & PHI) as well as for care providers,

such as physician networks or medical care

centers. The MONITOR‘s are up to date, neut-

ral and of high quality. They are available as

PDF or data base. These transparency data is

essential to define both operative and strate-

gic decisions.

NAVIGATOR Expert-Reports are an innovati-

ve information service from the Institut

TakeCare. Because of the interactive menu

navigation and the hierarchical structure of

the NAVIGATOR Expert-Report the user can

be led in a both deep and wide information

area. Particularly the targeted communicati-

on of relevant contents in a complex and

eclectic database is of high importance.

Current NAVIGATOR Expert-Report:

The Orphan Drug Market, parameters, legal

framework, determinants, perspectives as-

well as trends and scenarios until 2020.

Published in the second quarter 2016.

The institute focuses on innovative and evi-

dence-based market research and innovati-

ve trend research for the different care seg-

ments and for specific indications or dise-

ases.

Furthermore we are offering the conception

and modeling of specific scenarios for the

development in selected care segments.

ACT – Academic Consulting Team

With the Academic Consulting Team the ITC is exploring new paths in scientific and conceptual

consultancy. The ATC team works project-related and focused on specific issues.

Members are master-degree-students with a bachelor-degree coming from universities or uni-

versities of applied sciences including a health economics faculty. The ACT members have gath-

ered more than two years of operative experience in different consultancy-projects. Further-

more different scientific-empirical reports were published by them.

ITC—Institut TakeCare GmbH

Alte Rabenstr. 32

D-20148 Hamburg

The ITC - Institut TakeCare has a wide

and deep network of cooperating part-

ners. Many senior experts and skilled in-

dustry executives are supporting us to

solve specific issues.

There is an advanced cooperation with

the following institutions and organisa-

tions:

Institute TakeCare, Version 1.0 November 2015

Phone: +49 (0) 40 - 180 733 64

Fax: +49 (0) 40 - 854 029 129

Mobile: +49 (0) 172 - 27 00 438

Email: kj.preuss@institut-takecare.de

Web: institut-takecare.de

Cooperating partners of the Institute TakeCare

ACT –Academic Consulting Team

The ACT members speak and write on a high

level, including English, and are familiar with

MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and SPSS.

The ACT team offers market research by phone

as well as hotline support for reimbursement

issues in the SHI and PHI.

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