Mrz 5, 2020 | diagnostics, Digitalisierung, EN
A Smartwatch, an electronic wristwatch, also known as a wearable, now has many functions relating to health monitoring for people with heart disease. However, experts such as the German Heart Foundation warn against the unlimited use of these small diagnostic...
Mrz 5, 2020 | company news @en, Digitalization, drugs, EN
The German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck, headquartered in Darmstadt, will probably soon enter into a cooperation with the German-based specialist for 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing Customized Machines, or AMCM for short, and it’s subsidiary...
Mrz 4, 2020 | cancer, EN, pharmacy, statutory health insurance
Already in the recent past, disputes between the German Pharmacists‘ Association (DAV) and the GKV-Spitzenverband regarding the auxiliary tax system for parenteral preparations by cyto-pharmacies have frequently occurred. On 1 March 2020, an arbitration award...
Mrz 4, 2020 | company news @en, Digitalization, EN, study
Recently Apple has begun to give healthcare a central role. In an interview with E-Health-Com, Healthcare Director Dr. Sumbul Desai explained that this was by no means planned. For example, the photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, which can measure heart rate and detect...
Mrz 4, 2020 | diagnostics, EN, medical device, survey
According to the latest evaluation of surveys among manufacturers of in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), the German Diagnostics Industry Association (VDGH) believes that 2020 will be worse than the years before. According to the forecast, sales and profits are expected to...
Mrz 4, 2020 | Digitalization, EN, law
The German Medical Association (BÄK) criticises the draft bill on the Patient Data Protection Act (PDSG) in some points, according to a statement by the umbrella organisation of medical self-government. „The law for the protection of electronic patient data in...
