Beitragssuche
Iqvia Acquires Renowned Billing Service Provider Davaso
Davaso (data, validation and software/solutions), Germany's largest billing service provider, is acquired by the Iqvia Group, facilitating its entry into the digital billing process for e-prescriptions and also paper prescriptions. Davaso emerges from two former...
German Health Economy Booming
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has just made it clear in its publication of the health economic accounts from 2020 that the German health economy accounts for an immense 12.1 percent of the gross domestic product. 7.4 million people also work in...
Statutory Health Insurance Criticizes Uncertainty of Financial Situation in 2022
Various German health insurance companies, such as the AOK and IKK federal associations, have criticized the postponement of the financing responsibility of the federal, state and local governments, given the currently difficult financial situation of the health...
Bearingpoint Trend Study: Smart Healthcare Technologies Increasingly Accepted
A data analysis by BearingPoint shows that people in Germany have already become increasingly open to digitized healthcare solutions, partly because of the pandemic situation. The consulting firm, which specializes in management and technology consulting, used its...
Expert Panel on E-Prescription: What Does the Digital Solution Mean for Healthcare Providers?
On the initiative of the German software developer IT-Labs, a panel of experts recently discussed the significance of e-prescribing for the homecare and aids industry. The most important finding was that launching pilot projects now can bring benefits for the medical...
Position Paper on the Reorganization and Modernization of Healthcare Provision
A position paper by three hospital operators, Helios Kliniken, Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken and Diakoneo, the largest diaconal provider in Germany, in collaboration with the AOK Bundesverband, shows that for more efficient healthcare in Germany, the sector boundaries...
Research Funds Budgeted for New Innovation Lab
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research , BMBF for short, is funding the University Medical Center of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Saale) with 1.2 million euros to provide support for caregivers in the future. A so-called innovation lab for...
Lack of Exercise Increases Risk of Sleep Apnea
U.S. scientists have found through studies on 119,000 female subjects and 19,000 males that exercise and physical activity reduce the risk of nocturnal breathing pauses (sleep apnea). Even a little exercise during the day is enough to enable better, more relaxed and...
Healthcare Investments 2021: Silicon Valley Bank’s Semi-Annual Report
The Silicon Valley Bank has recently released its 2021 Semiannual Report on Global Healthcare Investment Activity. According to the report, venture capital (VC) investment boomed in H1 2021, rising to $21.8 billion, driven by Venture Healthcare's rapid response to the...
Big Direkt Gesund Launches E-Prescription App
At the beginning of 2022, the electronic prescription (e-prescription) developmed by gematik is to be available to all insured persons. As part of the "eRezept Deutschland" initiative of the statutory health insurers Die Techniker, BARMER, DAK-Gesundheit, AOK Bayern...