Short biography
1979 until 1985 | Study of statistics at the Technical University of Dortmund,
Minor subject theoretical medicine at the Ruhr-University Bochum
1997 until 1999 | Distance learning course »Applied health sciences«
at the University of Bielefeld
1985 until 1994 | Research associate at the Institute of
Medical Sociology at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Since 1994 | Research associate at PMV research group
Work focus
- Evaluation of health and social data of the statutory health insurance
- Health services research and quality research
- Health reporting
- Evaluation of integrated care projects
Memberships
- Society for Drug Application Research and Drug Epidemiology (GAA)
Selected Publications
Köster I, Huppertz E, Hauner H, Schubert I.
Costs of diabetes mellitus (CoDiM) in Germany. Direct per-capita costs of managing hyperglycaemia and diabetes complications in 2010 compared to 2001. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes 2014; 122: 510-516
Köster I, Schubert I, Huppertz E.
Fortschreibung der KoDiM-Studie: Kosten des Diabetes mellitus 2000-2009. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 2012; 137: 1013-1016
Köster I, Huppertz E, Hauner H, Schubert I.
Direct costs of diabetes mellitus in Germany – CoDiM 2000-2007. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes 2011; 119: 377-385
Köster I, von Ferber L, Ihle P, Schubert I, Hauner H.
The cost burden of diabetes mellitus: the evidence from Germany – the CoDiM Study. Diabetologia 2006; 49: 1498-1504
Köster I, Hauner H, von Ferber L.
Heterogenität der Kosten bei Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus: Die KoDiM-Studie. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 2006; 131: 804-810
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