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USA: Inflammation of the heart after mRNA vaccination
Experts from the US health authority CDC are drawing attention to cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in young men up to 30 years of age within a week of being vaccinated against Covid-19 with mRNA vaccine from BionTech/Pfizer or Moderna. All experts are still in...
More interoperability in the use of apps on prescription
The Deutsches Ärzteblatt, the publication with the largest circulation for medical professionals, has been able to view individual points from the draft ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) that also concern the interoperability of digital innovations in...
Robert Bosch Stiftung calls for a reboot of the German healthcare system
On June 18, the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH held a health summit at which experts and citizens of Germany had their say to initiate a new start and reforms in the German health care system. Proposals for this have already been developed for three years by the New Start...
Care reform law on the way
From September 2022, the nursing staff receives more pay, as 50 percent of the 1.2 million employees in this sector are still paid below the collectively agreed rate. The poor pay of nursing staff in inpatient facilities leads to a nursing shortage that is becoming...
Association between heart failure and risk of cancer analyzed
According to scientific researchers at the University Hospital Düsseldorf, there may be a causal link between heart failure sufferers and the occurrence of cancer. According to this, the risk is increased across all types of cancer when sufferers have a weak heart. ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers: The market shift in investments discernible
Evaluations of the latest "Transaction Monitor Healthcare 2020/2021" by the auditing firm PwC show that a shift from inpatient facilities to outpatient facilities has become visible in the area of transactions due to the Corona pandemic. Digital offerings and...
Federal Council: 36-month extension period for proof of benefit for modern wound care products
Around 400 modern and innovative wound care products, including silver-containing wound dressings for patients with diabetic foot syndrome and polihexanide (PHMB)-containing dressings against pathogenic germs, were classified as "other products for wound treatment"...
IT-Labs hosts an online event on e-prescribing for homecare and assistive technology providers
On July 13, 2021, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m., IT-Labs is partnering with OPED to host an online event on e-prescribing. Homecare and medical aid providers will not be connected to the telematics infrastructure until 2024. E-prescription 5.0 for therapeutic products and...
The worse economic outlook for smaller hospitals
The latest "Hospital Rating Report" from 2018 and 2019, with data from annual financial statements of a total of 951 hospitals, shows that 13 percent of hospitals and clinics were at risk of insolvency in 2019, compared with only four percent in 2016. In 2017 and...
Innovative DiGA: Focus on occupational health management
The aim of digital health applications (DiGA) is to support people in the treatment and prevention of diseases. These effects are also used in occupational health management (OHM) not to fall ill and regain their quality of life. Two digital innovations support...