MAPS · European comparative study
Digital access pathways.
Comparing Europe.
How do people move from first contact to specialist care? MAPS examines digital access pathways in European primary care systems and what can be learned for Germany.
What MAPS examines.
Study detailsAccess pathways
How does a person move from first contact to specialist care?
Digital support
How do digital assessment and electronic referral support access?
Responsibilities
Who coordinates, makes decisions and takes over at each handover?
Learning across systems
What can be learned for Germany, and under which conditions?
Your experience.
A contribution to research.
Contribute your perspective on specialist access and digital care.
MAPS brings together experience from care delivery, organisation and governance. An interview helps us understand decisions and handovers within each healthcare system.
About taking part- 01
Share your perspective
Professional and institutional experience with access pathways.
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Explore in an interview
45–60 minutes, in German or English.
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Enable comparison
Understand commonalities, differences and contextual conditions.
Any questions?
Key information about MAPS
and taking part.
What does MAPS stand for?
Mapping Access Pathways in European Primary Care Systems: An Exploratory Comparative Study. MAPS is an exploratory comparative study of digital access pathways in Europe.
Which countries does the study cover?
Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland form the initial research frame. Final selection remains open and will follow methodological criteria. Germany is the point of reference.
Who can take part?
Professionals with experience in primary care, specialist access, digital implementation, governance, evaluation or institutional patient representation.
What does an interview involve?
A semi-structured individual interview takes about 45–60 minutes, in German or English. You receive information about voluntary participation, consent and data protection in advance.
Are results available yet?
MAPS is in preparation. This website presents the study concept; results are not yet available. The study is planned to begin after a positive ethics opinion.