Position paper of the German Network for Health Care Research: What is health care research?
The scope and definition of health care research is a matter of discussion in our scientific community. The Board of the German Network for Health Care Research has drafted a position paper that was extensively reviewed and commented upon by all working groups and specialist groups of the network. The present version represents consented common grounds to a large degree but is neither complete nor final. We consider this position paper a living document that will evolve and further converge in an ongoing discussion in the network.
Authors
- Fabian Baum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1456-0167)
- Milena von Kutzleben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-2593)
- Silke Kuske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-4531)
- Eva Grill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0273-7984)
- Stefanie March (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2809-6767)
- Lorenz Harst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-2670)
- Larissa Burggraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6286-1813)
- Heinrich Recken
- Horst Christian Vollmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-7188)
- Thomas Bierbaum
- Hauke Felix Wiegand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4411-3424)
- Katharina van Baal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-3710)
- Anne Neumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0796-7575)
- Antje Hammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-9901)
- Anne Herrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-4176)
- Max Geraedts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-6246)
- Lena Ansmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-7166)
- Wolfgang Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-8797)
- Juliane Köberlein–Neu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3451-7847)
- Holger Pfaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575)
- Steffi Gerlinde Riedel-Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-6090)
- Uta Gühne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-963X)
- Jochen Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-0960)
- Christoph Kowalski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-4321)
- Angélique Herrler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8551-5091)
- Christian Heuser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-5800)
- Martin Härter
- Stefan Nöst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2389-7020)
- Christian Thiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-8787)
- Anna Levke Brütt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4197-6048)
- Nadine Janis Pohontsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0966-4087)
- Lars Gabrys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-2187)
- Stefan Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-9016)
- Ivonne Panchyrz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-8821)
- Elisabeth C. Sturm-Inwald
- Karsten Dreinhöfer
Institutions
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of Wuppertal (DE)
- Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands) (NL)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Universität der Bundeswehr München (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Deutsche Telekom (Germany) (DE)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- German Cancer Society (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd (DE)
- Fliedner Fachhochschule Düsseldorf (DE)
- Iranian Orthopedic Association (IR)
- Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DE)
- Bochum University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Center for Cancer Research (US)
- Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (DE)
- University Hospital in Halle (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Regensburg (DE)
- HAW Hamburg (DE)
- Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Das Gesundheitswesen
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2592-5998
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82