Korruption im Gesundheitswesen

Abstract

Corruption in health systems is taking place, with economically motivated industrial enterprises tending to influence scientists and health services, Most important is, among other corruptive means, influencing academic expert opinions in drug approval procedures or lawsuits for damages. In Germany, focussed in this article, these corruptive affairs are not explainable without regarding the structural intransparency of the health system, One possible solution for tackling corruption could lie in building up or strengthening governmental, centralized controls and sanctions as well as empowering patients and insured persons respectively.