Sep 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, new business
The Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie (BDI) has established an association with the goal of developing an industry-wide perspective for all health-related industries and businesses to adhere to. A senior member of BDI management, Dieter Schweer, said:...
Sep 17, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, homecare / nursing care @en, market knowledge
The Institute of Geriatrics at Uniklinik Köln has conducted a survey among 1,252 patients receiving treatment for nutritional therapy. Results showed that 17.7% of 80 year old (average age) patients are well nourished. It was also found that 58.7% were at a clear risk...
Sep 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, new business
So far, the German economy has proved to be extremely robust in faltering Europe, especially thanks to its remarkable export figures. As Germany’s export levels increased in the first half of 2012, the President of trade association BGA, Anton Börner feels it is...
Sep 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
In some product areas of the resource market, the share of private patients is larger than average, for example incontinence products. Because those inflicted feel shame in the topic and the lack of reimbursement for mild forms of incontinence have led to a relatively...
Sep 14, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge
New private health insurance policyholders (PKV) will now have to pay significantly higher premiums. According to information from industry sources, premiums for private insurance will rise by between 4 and 10 percent. Private nursing care is even more expensive,...
Sep 11, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
Since 2009, antitrust and abusive practice laws have applied for the relationship between statutory sickness funds and service providers (Section 69 Paragraph 2 SGB V). At this point, the legislation took into account the specific conditions of the health care...