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running, horseback riding
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Gundula Krack

Stuttgart

Summary

Accomplished Health Care Management Consultant with a proven track record at mhplus Krankenkasse, enhancing health economic evaluations and developing AI-based forecasting tools. Skilled in data science and interdisciplinary collaboration, I significantly contribute to innovation in health care insurance markets. Expert in statistical modeling and adept in nurturing key external partnerships, I am passionate about value in health care and health care data. I translate complex data into actionable insights.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consultant Health Care Management

Mhplus Krankenkasse
08.2020 - Current
  • Key figure development
  • Reporting
  • Health economic evaluation (budget impact, statistical modeling)
  • Further development of health care management and high-cost case management
  • Interdisciplinary cooperation with other corporate divisions, in particular controlling, data management, hospital, medical aids, pharmaceuticals, and external partners, for example BKK umbrella organizations and service providers
  • Support for innovation fund projects
  • In-house consulting on the topics data science, claims data use, health services research
  • Development of AI-based cost forecasting with R
  • Development of a hospital expenditure report with SQL
  • Development of a Morbi-RSA Grouper (R)
  • Applied methods: propensity score matching, machine learning, linear and logistic multivariate models, difference of differences method, interrupted time series

Visiting Scientist

Helmholz Center Munich
02.2015 - 07.2020
  • Scientific analysis of adherence and its impact on HRQoL in the intervention arm of the KORINNA trial, a RCT.

Scientific Research Assistant

Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
02.2015 - 07.2020
  • Department: Institute for Health Economics and Management in Health Care Management (Prof. Reiner Leidl)
  • Main topics: Health economics and management, health economic evaluation, HEOR, PROS, RWE and statistics.
    Activities: Research, teaching, reviewer in peer review procedures.
  • Types of studies: Systematic literature studies, randomized controlled trials, routine data analysis.
    Statistical methods: Meta-analysis, mixed effects models, logistic and linear multivariate models.

Freelancer Lecturer

Carriere&more
04.2018 - 07.2018
  • Teaching a course to prepare for the examination Fachwirt/in Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen IHK.
  • Topics taught: Planning, controlling, organizing operational processes, quality management, designing interfaces and projects.

Freelancer Lecturer

FOM
04.2017 - 07.2017

Taught course: “Nursing Interventions”

Student Research Assistant

Xcenda GmbH
10.2013 - 01.2015
  • Database work and statistical evaluations with Access and Excel
  • Internet and systematic literature searches
  • Assistance with health economic evaluations and health services research
  • Assistance with the participation in the preparation of drug benefit dossiers

Nurse in Ambulant Intensive Care

DieMobile
05.2011 - 09.2013
  • Care of a child in need of intensive care in the home environment

Education

Doctor Oeconomiae Publicae - Health Economics And Health Care Management

Ludwig Maximilians University
Munich
02.2021

Master of Business Research (MBR) -

Ludwig Maximilians University
Munich
11.2017

Master of Science - Economic Science (focus On Health Economics)

Lebniz University
Hannover
10.2014

Bachelor of Science - Economic Sciences

Lebniz University
Hannover
09.2013

Nurse -

Pflegeschule Helios Klinikum
Uelzen
07.2008

Skills

  • Economics
  • Health Care Markets
  • Health Care Insurance
  • Data Science (with R)
  • Data Analysis (with SQL and R)
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Health Economic Evaluation (cost-effectiveness, budget impact)
  • Randomized Controlled trials
  • Real World Outcomes
  • Epidemiology
  • Languages (English, German)
  • Nursing

Certification

  • 2023: Certificate edX of Standford Online "Databases: Relational Databases and SQL"
  • 2022: Certificate edX of HarvardX "Data Science: Machine Learning"
  • 2018-2019: Member of the DGGÖ, committee health insurance
  • 2018: Certificate for university teaching of the Bavarian universities

running, horseback riding

For leisure, fun and fitness.

Additional Information

Publications in peer review journals

  • Rezvani, F., Härter, M., Dirmaier, J., Heider, D., König. H.H., Herbarth, L., Steinisch, P., Schuhmann, F., Böbinger, H., Krack, G., Korth, T., Thomsen, L., Chase, D.P., Schreiber, R., Alscher, M.D., Finger, B. (2024). Telephone health coaching and remote exercise monitoring (TeGeCoach) in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: A randomized controlled trial. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International 121(10).
  • Heider, D., Rezvani, F., Matschinger, H., Dirmaier, J., Härter, M., Herbarth, L., Steinisch, P., Böbinger, H., Schuhmann, F., Krack, G., Korth, T., Thomsen, L., Chase, D.P., Schreiber, R., Alscher, M.D., Finger, B., König, H.H. (2024). The effect of telephone health coaching and remote exercise monitoring for peripheral artery disease (TeGeCoach) on health care cost and utilization: results of a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Health Econ. 25(4), 615-629.
  • Krack, G., Kirsch, F., Schwarzkopf, L., Schramm, A., & Leidl, R. (2021). Can Adherence to and Persistence with Inhaled Long-acting Bronchodilators Improve the Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? Results from a German Disease Management Program. Clinical Drug Investigation, 41(11), 989-998.
  • Krack, G., Schneider, U., Zeidler, J., & Zöllner, Y. (2019). Ausschuss Krankenversicherung der dggö – Der Innovationsfonds an der Schwelle zur Regelversorgung (?). Gesundh ökon Qual manag, 24(04), 175-178. doi:10.1055/a-0977-6759.
  • Krack, G. (2019). How to make value-based health insurance designs more effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis. The European Journal of Health Economics, 20(6), 841-856. doi:10.1007/s10198-019-01046-1.
  • Krack, G., Holle, R., Kirchberger, I., Kuch, B., Amann, U., & Seidl, H. (2018). Determinants of adherence and effects on health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr, 18(1), 136.
  • Krack, G., Zeidler, H., & Zeidler, J. (2016). Claims data analysis of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment dosing among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of methods. Drugs-real world outcomes, 3(3), 265-278.


Publications in conference proceedings

  • Krack, G. (2018). PHP28 - EXPLANATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EFFECTS ON ADHERENCE OF VALUE-BASED HEALTH INSURANCE DESIGNS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Value in Health, 21, S155. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.924.
  • Krack, G. (2017). The Effect of Value Based Insurance Designs on Costs: A Systematic Review. Value in Health, 20(9), A703. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2017.08.1831.


Books

  • Krack, G. (2021). Management of interventions to improve adherence to therapies and healthy lifestyle for patients with chronic diseases. Dr.Hut, Dissertation Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, ISBN 978-3-8439-4736-7

Timeline

Consultant Health Care Management

Mhplus Krankenkasse
08.2020 - Current

Freelancer Lecturer

Carriere&more
04.2018 - 07.2018

Freelancer Lecturer

FOM
04.2017 - 07.2017

Visiting Scientist

Helmholz Center Munich
02.2015 - 07.2020

Scientific Research Assistant

Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
02.2015 - 07.2020

Student Research Assistant

Xcenda GmbH
10.2013 - 01.2015

Nurse in Ambulant Intensive Care

DieMobile
05.2011 - 09.2013

Doctor Oeconomiae Publicae - Health Economics And Health Care Management

Ludwig Maximilians University

Master of Business Research (MBR) -

Ludwig Maximilians University

Master of Science - Economic Science (focus On Health Economics)

Lebniz University

Bachelor of Science - Economic Sciences

Lebniz University

Nurse -

Pflegeschule Helios Klinikum
Gundula Krack