H.-H. König and J. Schreyögg (scientific director) are members of the Hamburg Centre of Health Economics (HCHE; image brochure). The HCHE is located at Universität Hamburg and involves researchers both from Universität Hamburg and Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf. It is Germany’s largest academic centre for health economic research. Both researchers have ample experience in economically evaluating health care models, including models for serious mental illness. J. Schreyögg, is an expert in the field of organization and reimbursement of healthcare providers and the healthcare system in general. This is exemplified by his lead role in research on the novel German reimbursement system for psychiatric/ psychological staff (PEPP System). In addition, he advises policy makers, also in his role as Member of the German Council of Experts in Health Care at the German Federal Ministry of Health. His expertise furthermore focuses on structural aspects of the healthcare system (e.g. shift systems, staffing, structure and organization of units e.g. departments or stations, including their design, in a psychiatric ward) on overall efficiency. He is equipped to further investigate which setting optimally suits which client group at which costs.