Projektdetails

This doctoral project examines informal care networks in the German healthcare system using statutory health insurance claims data. The central concept is that of patient-sharing networks – networks of healthcare providers defined by the co-treatment of the same patients. The project analyzes how quality and structure of care within these networks relate to nursing home admissions among individuals who become care-dependent for the first time. In addition, the methodological dimension of cluster analysis in directed, weighted networks is examined by comparing the results of different community detection algorithms.