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Hannover Medical School and insurer TK conclude quality contract on malnutrition care
Hannover Medical School and health insurer Techniker Krankenkasse are concluding a quality contract to improve treatment for patients with disease-related malnutrition, after a study identified a gap in care.
Why it matters: Patients affected by disease-related malnutrition are the intended beneficiaries of the quality contract between Hannover Medical School and Techniker Krankenkasse.
Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the health insurer Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) are concluding a quality contract intended to improve treatment for patients affected by disease-related malnutrition, according to the announcement.
The announcement describes disease-related malnutrition as an underestimated problem in hospitals.
A prior study by MHH and University Hospital Würzburg had identified a gap in care for these patients and its negative consequences, and showed a need for action, the announcement said.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The quality contract between Hannover Medical School and Techniker Krankenkasse is intended to improve treatment for patients with disease-related malnutrition, following the gap in care identified by the school's study with University Hospital Würzburg.
