Aug 22, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge, medical technology
Experts from academia and industry are currently developing a value-based benchmarking approach for the optimization of work-flows in healthcare. The basis is the research project „BELOUGA“: Benchmarking logistischer Unterstützungs- &...
Aug 22, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
According to the Statistischen Bundesamt, the number of uninsured people in Germany fell by 30 percent. With the introduction of mandatory health insurance four years ago by the then Health Minister Ulla Schmidt (SPD), there are now only 137,000 people without health...
Aug 20, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
Sleep apnea does not simply affect the night’s sleep. It can also cause heart attacks, strokes, and many different accidents. Currently, it affects 3% of the German population, especially middle-aged men who are overweight. Those affected are often tired during...
Aug 20, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
Christian Health Group Agaplesion (Frankfurt) and Lower Saxony hospital company proDiako (Rotenburg / Wümme) are planning to team up., with the relevant contracts already signed by the governing bodies of both sides. However, the merger must still be approved by the...
Apr 13, 2012 | Allgemein, care, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy
As a health reform, the massive impact of the bill to restructure the drug market (AMNOG) on the earnings situation of pharmacies has been almost without precedent. It has been valid since January 2011. As part of the second implementation phase of AMNOG –...
Apr 11, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
The public service tariff increase of 3.5 percent pay rise is effective retrospectively from 01.03.2012. It will also be applied to communally operated hospitals and will probably be adopted in a similar form by independent, not-for-profit operators. There is also the...