Jan. 22, 2020 | EN, medical technology
On 15th January health experts spoke at a hearing before the Health Committee of the Bundestag on the draft of the Medical Devices Adaptation Act. This law will come into force in May 2020 and is intended to align national regulations with those of the European Union...
Jan. 17, 2020 | EN, pharmacy
In Great Britain, the large pharmacy chains such as Lloyds-Pharmacy with 1,500 of its pharmacies and Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) with currently 2,000 pharmacies are facing enormous pressure and competition, not only from online pharmacies such as Pharmacy2U....
Jan. 17, 2020 | care, EN, study, survey
The „Care Climate Index 2019“, which has just been presented in Berlin and was commissioned by the German Care Conference, analyses the mood in the care sector every year and compares the data with previous years. According to the index, the mood in the...
Jan. 17, 2020 | Digitalization, EN, law
According to the Tagesspiegel, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) is planning a new law that will specify the design of the electronic patient file (ePA) more precisely. As of January 1, 2021, the ePA must be made available by the statutory health insurance...
Jan. 17, 2020 | EN, hospitals
Because the federal government has generated surpluses of about 19 billion euros – 5.5 billion of which are asylum reserves that were not withdrawn although they were originally planned – the German Hospital Federation (DKG) is demanding that part of the...
Jan. 17, 2020 | Digitalization, EN
The electronic patient file (EPR) will be available to all SHI members from January 1, 2021, within the framework of the German Appointment Service and Care Act (TSVG), although it is not mandatory. After downloading the app and a two-factor authentication of the...
