Könsgen, Nadja
Prediger, Barbara
Bora, Ana-Mihaela
Glatt, Angelina
Hess, Simone
Weißflog, Victoria
Pieper, Dawid
Funding for this research was provided by:
‘Innovation Fund’ of the Federal Joint Committee (01VSF18014, 01VSF18014, 01VSF18014, 01VSF18014, 01VSF18014, 01VSF18014, 01VSF18014)
Private Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH
Article History
Received: 25 November 2020
Accepted: 22 February 2021
First Online: 9 March 2021
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and national law. We did not survey individuals but organizations (more precisely: health insurers). As the study does not perform research on humans, human biological material or personal health information there was no collection of confidential, private, or sensitive information. Therefore, no ethics clearance for the study was necessary. The health insurers agreed to participate in the study by voluntarily completing the questionnaire and thereby gave their informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: Within the ZWEIT project, we cooperate with AOK Nordost (statutory health insurer) and Medexo GmbH (second opinion provider). Within another project on second opinions, the Institute for Research in Operative Medicine of Witten/Herdecke University received funding from Medexo GmbH.