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BVMed strengthens health insurance offensive
Some health insurers, including the Innungskrankenkassen (IKK) and the Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse (SBK), are calling for more quality and transparency in healthcare for patients in Germany as service providers. The demands are also supported by the German Medical...
Deloitte study: Hospital discharge management must become more effective
According to a study published by Deloitte in 2020, hospital discharge management in the organization is too inefficient. Processes need to be digitized more efficiently and coordinated centrally, which could be achieved with the help of an optimized digital...
Phlebology: Medical compression stocking as a recognized aid
On April 24, 2021, the 19th edition of the German Vein Day took place. For this reason, Eurocom, the manufacturers' association for compression stockings and orthopedic aids, has published a guidebook that once again clearly highlights the medical benefits and...
Use of the „TK-Safe“ app must be simpler and self-explanatory
Insureds of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) have already been using the benefits and core functions of the electronic patient file (ePA), which was developed in cooperation with IBM and is called "TK-Safe," since January 1, 2021. Around 30,000 new users are added every...
IT-Labs GmbH hosts online event on patient app on May 21, 2021
The digital health startup presented the new patient app for the first time in front of the VVHC. For all those who could not be there, Güven Karakuzu and Christina Ries will host an extra online event on May 21, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. With this, they want to...
Microsoft expands healthcare portfolio
With the acquisition of speech recognition specialist Nuance for $19.7 billion, Microsoft aims to expand its portfolio in the healthcare sector. Nuance also specializes in artificial intelligence (AI) in the technology sector and has developed cloud solutions for many...
Noventi: Cooperation with Zava very successful
Noventi, a pharmacy-owned group of companies that provides telemedicine, has been cooperating with Zava, a provider of online consultations, via Noventi's CallMyApo app for about a year. According to Noventi CEO Dr. Hermann Sommer, it is the most successful...
The clinical picture of a tracheostoma
Patients with laryngeal carcinoma, a malignant disease from the group of head and neck tumors, receive a tracheostoma either temporarily or permanently (definitive). The tracheostoma is a surgically created opening of the windpipe (trachea) through the soft parts of...
Experts fear massive migration in nursing professions
Two professional associations, the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) and the German Society for Specialist Nursing and Functional Services (DFG), are calling on policymakers to take far-reaching measures to ensure...
Hospital Report 2021 of the AOK reveals weaknesses with regard to pandemic
In a recent data analysis, the Scientific Institute of the AOK, WIdO for short, examined the development of hospital case numbers for AOK-insured persons and subsequently incorporated it into the Hospital Report 2021. According to the report, the decline in the number...