Lutz Hoffmann – författare

Planung, Gestaltung und Steuerung von Behandlungsleistungen im KrankenhausMit der Einführung des G-DRG-Systems gilt für die strategische und operative Planung und Gestaltung von Krankenhausleistungen: Der Einzelfall und nicht der tagesgleiche Pflegesatz, der Behandlungsprozess und nicht das Bett sind die neuen Planungskategorien. Erfahren Sie in diesem Buch nachvollziehbar, was Leistungsmanagement bieten muss:- Erkennen von Marktpotenzialen und Einflussfaktoren- Behandlungsstufen – und Prozessgestaltung,- Definition von Ergebnisqualitätszielen- Sicherstellung und Messung der Ergebnisqualität.  Das G-DRG System sowie der Katalog der ambulanten Operationen und stationsersetzenden Maßnahmen führen zu kurzfristigen Kapazitätsanpassungen und Organisationsveränderungen im Leistungsgeschehen der Krankenhäuser.Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen erstmals Schritt für Schritt wie Sie vorgehen müssen, um ihr Leistungsgeschehen optimal zu planen, zu gestalten und zu steuern, um im Wettbewerb um Patienten erfolgreich zu sein.

This book addresses the domestic and economic policy challenges and opportunities that Ukraine faces in light of accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The country is politically committed to becoming a member. Experienced policy makers, international experts and scientists present their views on the country's path towards WTO membership. The contributors draw conclusions from previous accessions to WTO and discuss important aspects of institution building and the implementation of regulatory rules and their costs. Further, they argue that the country, which has an extremely high export-to-GDP ratio of over 60 per cent (almost twice as high as Germany), needs to develop a coherent and WTO-compatible national trade policy. As the analysis shows, trade related policies are highly affected by WTO membership and Ukrainian competition and agricultural policies will need to become more market economy oriented. Still further, the text demonstrates that Ukraine is not likely to enjoy the full benefits of membership unless it pursues market oriented structural reforms.

The book reviews economic reforms in Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the beginnings of transformation in 1991, and compares them with the experience of other transformation countries. It provides a full-fledged discussion of the transformation process, organised in five independent parts: (i) macroeconomic stabilisation and growth; (ii) institutional conditions for systemic change; (iii) reforms of the financial sector and the banking system; (iv) reform of the agriculture and food processing sectors; (v) energy sector reform. The approach of the authors is empirical, providing insiders' understanding and evaluation of the reform process. A diversity of authors is represented, ranging form policymakers to policy analysts, and from industrialists to researchers. While addressing specific questions from specialists in the field, all texts are easily readable in non-technical format.

By introducing a new national currency in November 1993, the Republic of Kazakstan took a decisive step towards establishing its political and economic independence. In the following years, Kazakstan made great efforts to lay the institutional foundation for econonmic policy in line with a free market system. The cooperation between Kazak experts and independent international advisors such as the group of German econonmists under the leadership of Lutz Hoffmann played an important role for the Kazak government in choosing the most effective concepts and instruments for economic policy. Thus, the main topic of this book is the discussion of the macroeconomic problems during the first years of transition and the role of international financial institutions, in particular the International Monetary Fund.The topics are dealt with in a new form of presentation, collecting the papers of the advisory group in chronological order.