DPTV criticizes quality assurance guideline: Bureaucracy and time required too high

DPTV criticizes quality assurance guideline: Bureaucracy and time required too high

Today, the introduction of an outpatient psychotherapy was introduced in Berlin. However, this is criticized by the German Psychotherapist Association (DPTV). The Federal President Gebhard Hentschel described the procedure as too complex, little meaningful and scientifically difficult. The planned introduction of this regulation is viewed as not very advantageous for patients and psychotherapists. Among other things, the procedure provides for a 14-page questionnaire for patients who, in the opinion of the DPTV, does not meet the scientific requirements. The psychotherapists should also fill out a questionnaire with over 100 data fields per therapy, which means additional bureaucratic additional effort.

As a Berlin citizen, we consider this development critically. Current health policy has had too long waiting times and a high burden on the health system. The supposedly senseless bureaucracy and the additional effort in quality assurance in psychotherapy are not in the interest of the citizens of Berlin. It is important that the quality of treatment is ensured, but this has to be done in a way that does not bring any additional burden on patients and therapists.

The DPTV has a strong influence with around 25,000 members and has the interests of psychotherapists in Germany. The current development will certainly have an impact on working conditions and the care of the patients. In order to illustrate the problem, it is advisable to take a look at the potential effects on health care in Berlin. The financial effects for the practices and the influences on the waiting times for patients should also be examined in more detail.

In order to gain an understanding of the possible effects of the quality assurance guideline, I have put together a table with relevant information:

| Aspects | Effects |
... ————————- | --——————————————————————————————————————— | Bureaucratic additional effort | Additional time required for psychotherapists and practices, software costs, burden on the already scarce time budget for treatments |
| 14-page questionnaire | Potential selection of patients, additional stress, questionable scientific quality of the questionnaire |
| Model test in NRW | Initially limited effects, possible expansion to other federal states, fear of further bureaucratization of healthcare |

It remains to be hoped that the concerns of the DPTV will be taken seriously by those responsible and that the concerns of the patients and psychotherapists are taken into account in further development.

Source: German psychotherapist association (dptv) / OTS