Authors
Markus Schöne, Holger Borchers, Margit Fisch, Johannes Huber, Peter Kollenbach, Frank Petersilie, Andreas W Schneider, Daniela Schultz-Lampel, Björn Volkmer, Jens Westphal, Markus Müller
Published in
Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany). Jun 29, 2026. Epub Jun 29, 2026.
Abstract
The position paper of the Working Group "Cross-sectoral urological care" addresses the profound challenges currently facing urological healthcare. Demographic change, workforce shortages, increasing financial pressure, digital transformation, and the political shift toward outpatient care are placing growing strain on both hospitals and private practices. To maintain comprehensive, high-quality care, structural changes are essential. This paper outlines how such a transformation can succeed through coordinated, cross-sectoral collaboration-by developing integrated care networks, hybrid surgical centers linked to hospitals, specialized emergency structures, and flexible employment and training models. Guided by the principle "digital before outpatient before inpatient", the goal is to establish a patient-centered, efficient, and future-oriented care system. Achieving this requires stable conditions, sustainable investment, reduced bureaucracy, digital interoperability, and continuous scientific evaluation. Only through joint efforts between hospitals and outpatient providers can this transformation be successfully achieved and urological care be secured for the future. With its broad clinical spectrum, strong professional networking, and established organizational structures, urology is particularly well positioned to take a leading role in developing cross-sectoral models of care.
PMID:
42371008
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