ASPECTS OF THE THEORETICAL APPLICATION OF THE IDENTITY TRIANGLE OF INSTITUTIONS TO THE THREE TYPES OF MEDICAL CARE CENTRES
ASPECTS OF THE THEORETICAL APPLICATION OF THE IDENTITY TRIANGLE OF INSTITUTIONS TO THE THREE TYPES OF MEDICAL CARE CENTRES

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Studies relating to the topic of “medical care centres” clearly reveal that there are fundamentally three different types of health medical care centre in Germany. The usual medical care centre/partnership company, the usual medical care centre/corporation and the medical care centre of the company. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to explore the topic more deeply on the basis of fundamental institution-theory principles and to illustrate interrelationships between the three types and institutional economics. Methodology: As a research method, a deductive approach is taken to eveal modeltheory interrelationships and to present them descriptively. Conclusion: This paper is able to demonstrate economic interrelationships for the medical care centre; it should also be emphasised that the medical care centre constitutes a forward-thinking structure in the German healthcare system that can, however, also serve as a future model for other European countries.

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