Feb 25, 2021 | EN, general conditions
The health portal NetDoktor.de GmbH has taken legal action against a cooperation between the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and Google and has been provisionally granted a preliminary injunction. The judgment pronounced by the 37th Civil Chamber of the Munich...
Feb 17, 2021 | EN, general conditions, telemedicine
In March 2021, IT-Labs GmbH will introduce its new Alberta® patient app, a customizable white-label solution for healthcare providers. Complementing the company’s Alberta® software, which digitally manages the entire care of chronically ill patients, the patient...
Feb 17, 2021 | EN, general conditions
A joint press release from the AOK Nordwest and the nationwide GEHE Pharmahandel reveals that a model project is to be set up in the state of Schleswig-Holstein for people with statutory health insurance from the AOK Nordwest, with the aim of improving medical care....
Feb 15, 2021 | EN, general conditions, statutory health insurance
The German healthcare system may be treating many people who do not have adequate health insurance coverage, according to the federal government’s response to a small question from the FDP in the Bundestag.2019 was the last time the statistical figures were...
Feb 15, 2021 | EN, general conditions, health policy
People with disabilities should be given special consideration and priority in Germany’s vaccination regulations, according to federal and state disability commissioners. These include, in particular, people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of...
Feb 3, 2021 | e-health, EN, general conditions, telemedicine
Due to the current pandemic situation, digital achievements and innovations in healthcare are gaining the upper hand more and more, which the Verband der Ersatzkassen (vdek) definitely sees as positive.Video consultation hours, the electronic patient record (ePA) and...
