Okt 26, 2012 | Allgemein, care, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
Neighbouring country Netherlands is introducing a model called „praktijkondersteuner huisarts“ in the care of chronically ill patients . This involves the use of specially trained medical assistant practitioners (MFA) to take over time-consuming and...
Okt 23, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge, medical technology, new business
The CSU wants to cut the number of obese Germans with a screening programme. This was outliend by the Deputy Union Party leader John Singhammer at the „Sueddeutsche Zeitung“. Otherwise, the health system would collapse in 10 to 20 years because of too many...
Okt 23, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge, medical technology
The Handelsblatt has made the video series „Made in Germany“ to present German medical technology as an export while taking a look at the company B. Braun. Here, the report has produced some interesting information on the market for dialysis and infusion...
Okt 23, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
The health economist Jürgen Wasem has pledged to limit the financial framework of the statutory health insurance. In the weekly newspaper „Die Zeit“, he has called for a reduction in insurance premiums, so there are no surpluses and the competitive...
Okt 19, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, medical technology, new business
About 60% of Germans now regularly wear glasses to correct their vision problem. Since 2004 glasses, however, no longer come under the remit of statutory health insurance. The rationale for this decision is that a refractive error is not considered disease. Only in...
Okt 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, new business, pharmacy
As the Wall Street Journal reported, Coca-Cola and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi are planning a joint venture under the name „Beautific Oenobiol“ for the marketing of health drinks. It will begin with the marketing in France, followed by other European...