Expert Panel on E-Prescription: What Does the Digital Solution Mean for Healthcare Providers?

Sep 7, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, telemedicine

On the initiative of the German software developer IT-Labs, a panel of experts recently discussed the significance of e-prescribing for the homecare and aids industry. The most important finding was that launching pilot projects now can bring benefits for the medical...

Position Paper on the Reorganization and Modernization of Healthcare Provision

Sep 7, 2021 | EN, health policy

A position paper by three hospital operators, Helios Kliniken, Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken and Diakoneo, the largest diaconal provider in Germany, in collaboration with the AOK Bundesverband, shows that for more efficient healthcare in Germany, the sector boundaries...

Research Funds Budgeted for New Innovation Lab

Sep 7, 2021 | care, EN

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research , BMBF for short, is funding the University Medical Center of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Saale) with 1.2 million euros to provide support for caregivers in the future. A so-called innovation lab for...

Lack of Exercise Increases Risk of Sleep Apnea

Sep 7, 2021 | EN, study

U.S. scientists have found through studies on 119,000 female subjects and 19,000 males that exercise and physical activity reduce the risk of nocturnal breathing pauses (sleep apnea). Even a little exercise during the day is enough to enable better, more relaxed and...

Healthcare Investments 2021: Silicon Valley Bank’s Semi-Annual Report

Aug 27, 2021 | EN, finances

The Silicon Valley Bank has recently released its 2021 Semiannual Report on Global Healthcare Investment Activity. According to the report, venture capital (VC) investment boomed in H1 2021, rising to $21.8 billion, driven by Venture Healthcare’s rapid response...

Big Direkt Gesund Launches E-Prescription App

Aug 27, 2021 | e-health, EN

At the beginning of 2022, the electronic prescription (e-prescription) developmed by gematik is to be available to all insured persons. As part of the „eRezept Deutschland“ initiative of the statutory health insurers Die Techniker, BARMER, DAK-Gesundheit,...