Rieg, Siegbert
Waibel, Sarah M.
Giesen, Roland
Kainz, Leonie
Strub, Maximilian
Hornuss, Daniel
Müller, Matthias C.
Kaech, Chloé
Wagner, Dirk
Hug, Martin J.
Först, Gesche https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6236-6597
Funding for this research was provided by:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau
Article History
Received: 23 April 2026
Accepted: 5 July 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
Ethical approval: The present work did not require formal ethical approval because it involved only the analysis of internal process data that support the implementation of the Federal Ministry of Health’s guidelines. No additional patient-related or personally identifiable health information was collected, stored, or processed. The study and the associated intervention were solely intended to evaluate and facilitate the correct application of existing regulations, and all activities were conducted in accordance with applicable data-protection and research-ethics standards.