Mrz 15, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
The last few years saw substantial structural changes in the hospital market. No least because of the DRG flat-rate payment system, hospitals have developed into real businesses offering patient treatment as ‚goods‘ for sale. A consolidation process, which...
Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Regarding the health fund surpluses and the statutory health fund, a further suggestion has been made for the use of the money. The federal nursing management association thinks that one should invest in nursing staff and stop job cuts. There is a shortage of about...
Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The health service provider NMC Healthcare LLC from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has applied to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. This makes NMC the first company from the Emirates to target the stock market launch in London. NMC estimates it...
Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the Indian biotech company Biocon have terminated their collaboration. Both companies cooperated in the sale of insulin. The consensual separation with immediate effect comes after about a year, because Pfizer’s...
Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
The medical technology manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation wants to acquire Cameron Health, a private company with headquarters located at San Clemente, California. Cameron Health developed the first one and only commercially available subcutaneous...
Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
An integrated system for electronic patient data is only used by about two thirds of all hospitals in the EU, while every fifth hospital still uses hard copy data. Furthermore, the way patient details are collected and stored differs widely within the European Union....
