Sep 17, 2021 | Digitalization, EN
In the German state of Bremen, the use and transmission of sensitive patient information and health data by fax machine will be prohibited starting in 2022 and will be punished as an illegality with fines of up to 20 million euros. This deterrent sum is intentionally...
Sep 17, 2021 | Digitalization, EN
The e-prescription has been on trial in the focus region of Berlin and Brandenburg since July 1 of this year, from being issued by doctors to being redeemed by patients in pharmacies. After about two months of testing, the Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung (DAZ) has now...
Sep 10, 2021 | EN, pharmacy, Pharmaindustrie
Davaso (data, validation and software/solutions), Germany’s largest billing service provider, is acquired by the Iqvia Group, facilitating its entry into the digital billing process for e-prescriptions and also paper prescriptions. Davaso emerges from two former...
Sep 10, 2021 | EN, health economy
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has just made it clear in its publication of the health economic accounts from 2020 that the German health economy accounts for an immense 12.1 percent of the gross domestic product. 7.4 million people also work in...
Sep 10, 2021 | EN, statutory health insurance
Various German health insurance companies, such as the AOK and IKK federal associations, have criticized the postponement of the financing responsibility of the federal, state and local governments, given the currently difficult financial situation of the health...
Sep 10, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, study, telemedicine
A data analysis by BearingPoint shows that people in Germany have already become increasingly open to digitized healthcare solutions, partly because of the pandemic situation. The consulting firm, which specializes in management and technology consulting, used its...