Places of Death Register
Proposing a national register of places of death for German healthcare research
Does healthcare research in Germany need a register of places of death? This paper argues yes - a centralized register would support health services research, quality management, and evidence-based policy planning.
The register concept would track where people die (hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, at home) to provide data for improving end-of-life care infrastructure and resource allocation across the German healthcare system.
Why it matters
- No systematic data on where people in Germany die
- Resource allocation for palliative care relies on estimates
- Quality management in end-of-life care lacks baseline metrics
- Policy decisions on hospice expansion need evidence
Role
Co-author.
Context
Published in Monitor Versorgungsforschung, 12, pp. 48-51 (2019). Co-authored with Wolfgang George, Thorsten Fritz, Jens Papke, and Karsten Weber.