Hendrike Berger

Prof. Dr. Hendrike Berger is a Professor of Economics, specializing in Health Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. She holds a Master of Science in Health Economics (University of York) and a Dr. rer. medic. from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her career includes roles at the Charité Berlin, Schering AG, and the Sachverständigenrat für die Konzertierte Aktion im Gesundheitswesen.

Research Interests: Focuses on health economics evaluation, health systems analysis (especially cross-national comparisons), healthcare management, and the impact of digitalization in healthcare. Recent work examines workplace health promotion networks, hospital digitalization strategies, and health IT systems in Finland, Germany, and the U.S.

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles covering topics like healthcare cost-benefit analysis, health policy frameworks, and hospital leadership competencies. Key areas include health IT adoption, workplace health management, and cross-border healthcare comparisons.

Supervised Theses: Advised over 30 master's theses on topics ranging from electronic health records to pandemic-era healthcare workforce challenges. Recent focus areas include digital health applications, healthcare sustainability, and policy reforms in pharmaceutical pricing.

Professional Activities: Leads research on cartilage lesion treatment economics and participates in EU-funded projects like ViMM healthcare. Serves as expert in health policy analysis and healthcare management education program development.