Reinhard Busse

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Reinhard Busse
BornMarch 1963 (age 61)
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
InstitutionsTechnical University of Berlin
Charité

Reinhard Busse (born 26 March 1963) is a German

university professor at the Technical University of Berlin, where he has, since 2002, headed the Department of Healthcare Management at the Faculty of Economics and Management.[1]

He is the current scientific director and a founding member of the Berlin Centre of Health Economics Research (BerlinHECOR) and a faculty member of the

WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research and Management. And he is the director of the Observatory's annual summer school in Venice.[1][2]

In addition, Busse is a member of several scientific advisory boards and a regular consultant for national health and research institutions in Germany and various international organizations, such as World Health Organization (WHO), the European Commission, the World Bank, and the OECD.[1]

His research focuses on comparative health system analysis, health services research, health economics, and health technology assessment (HTA).[2][3]

Busse also supports the rigorous training of public health professionals globally through his teaching and other activities. From 2015 to 2018, he acted as speaker of the board of directors of the Berlin School of Public Health, a new collaborative initiative of three Berlin Universities. More recently, he supports the School of Public Health at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.[4]

He has been

peer-reviewed journal Health Policy since 2011.[5]

Since 2013, the

health economists.[6][7][8]

Busse is the author of myriad publications, including journal articles, book chapters and books.[9]

Early life and education

Busse was born in

Philipps University in Marburg. He went on to study at Harvard Medical School and the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals (University of London), finishing in 1990. In addition to a doctorate in medicine (Dr. med.), Busse has a master's degree in population medicine and public health (Magister sanitatis publicae; M.S.P.). He was granted a lifelong medical license to practice as a physician in 1994 and in 1999 he successfully completed a habilitation in epidemiology, social medicine and health system research at the Hannover Medical School.[10]

Career

From 1991 to 1992, Busse worked as a

Internal Medicine and Dermatology of the Hannover Medical School. After, he became a research fellow and physician in the Department of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research under the direction of Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz at the Center for Public Health, Hannover Medical School. While there, he was also head of the unit for Health Systems Research.[11]

From 1996 to 1997, Busse was a

university professor of healthcare management at the Technical University of Berlin since 2002.[11] His department currently comprises around 30 research fellows [12] and four administrative employees,[13] with whom he collaborates and oversees national and international projects.[14]

Other activities

Busse has been or is a member of various standing and ad-hoc commissions, including

German Council of Science and Humanities, the German Bundestag (Parliament), the German Ministry of Health, the German Medical Association, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, the Federal Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, and different sickness funds.[15]

From 2020 to 2021, Busse – following an appointment by the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe – served on the scientific advisory board to the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development, chaired by Mario Monti.[16]

Awards

Since 2013, Busse has been ranked in the

health economists.[6][7][8][17][18][19]

Research interests

Busse's research is

interdisciplinary, bridging medicine, economics, politics, and public health, aimed at combining methodological advancement and policy-relevance. He links these fields of research to make clear policy recommendations, including his recommendation of significantly reducing hospital locations and the number of hospital beds in Germany, while still retaining the clinical staffing levels, which would significantly improve quality of care.[3]

Busse's primary research areas are: health systems, health services, health economics, and health technology assessment (HTA).[2][3]

health system research. The Coverage Cube,[20] designed by Busse, is used worldwide to describe Universal Health Coverage (see Goal 3 of Sustainable Development Goals).[21]

Health services: Busse focuses on the design and effect of payment mechanisms, in particular

nursing staff,[25] among other things on its impact on patient outcomes, a line of study he has developed since the 1990s.[26]

Health economics: Busse's health economics research centers on the assessment of health systems, in general, and of

pharmaceuticals and medical devices, in particular.[27]

HTA: Busse's work on developing methods to appropriately and effectively assess

health technologies has been instrumental in this area of activity. For example, the methodology used across Europe today was informed by Busse's publication from 2002,[28] entitled BEST PRACTICE IN UNDERTAKING AND REPORTING HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS: Working Group 4 Report).[29]

Excerpt of other activities and memberships

In addition, from 2015 to 2018, Busse acted as speaker of the board of directors of the then newly established inter-university Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH), involving Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Charité, and Technical University of Berlin, and aimed at training a new generation of public health professionals in Germany and the world. Busse was instrumental in setting up and designing the BSPH's public health master's program. Since 2017, Busse has supported the School of Public Health at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, in setting up a new master's program in Health Systems' Research and Management.[2][4]

Selected publications

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Fachgebietsleiter". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Research". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: News". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Editorship and membership of editorial boards". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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  10. ^ a b "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Curriculum Vitae". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Professional experience". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Research fellows". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Administrative office". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Current Projects". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Advisory activity (a selection)". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  16. ^ Members of the Scientific Advisory Board for Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development World Health Organization.
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  21. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Health Systems and Policies". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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  27. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Health Economics". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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  29. ^ "Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Health Technology Assessment". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Euro DRG | About". eurodrg.projects.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  31. ^ "MiGHecor: Berlin Centre of Health Economics Research (BerlinHECOR)". www.mig.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

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