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Reserve antibiotic cefiderocol: G-BA ensures use within narrow limits
Reserveantibiotika können die letzte Therapieoption bei einer Infektion mit multiresistenten Bakterien sein. Der Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (G-BA) hat erstmals für ein Reserveantibiotikum – Cefiderocol – qualitätssichernde Anforderungen an die Anwendung festgelegt, die einen ...
06.05.2022
BG BAU: Berufskrankheit Hautkrebs wirksam gegensteuern
Die natürliche ultraviolette (UV) Strahlung der Sonne kann Hautkrebs verursachen. Seit 2015 wird der weiße Hautkrebs als Berufskrankheit anerkannt und gehört seither zu den häufigsten angezeigten Berufskrankheiten in der Bauwirtschaft und im Bereich baunaher Dienstleistungen. Allein im Jahr ...
05.05.2022
Neuer Qualitätsvertrag: Fast-Track-Endoprothetik
Die Asklepios Kliniken GmbH Co. KGaA und die Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse (SBK) haben gestern einen Qualitätsvertrag zur endoprothetischen Versorgung von Patientinnen und Patienten unterzeichnet. SBK-Versicherte erhalten Knie- und Hüftersatz im Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach in Niederbayern im ...
05.05.2022
SpiFa calls for legal support and strengthening of selective contracts
The German Association of Specialist Physicians (SpiFa) calls on the coalition parties to strengthen innovative forms of care and to make population-based care contracts more attractive and to promote them.
05.05.2022
Willingness to donate blood has fallen significantly due to the corona pandemic
The current calls for blood donations underline how scarce blood is at the moment. A new study by the University of Hamburg shows that the willingness to donate has decreased significantly during the pandemic. The results were published in the specialist journal “PLOS ONE”.
04.05.2022
DSG calls for optimization of aftercare for strokes
Approximately 260,000 people suffer a stroke in this country every year. For many, this represents a drastic disruption to their lives due to serious consequences such as paralysis or speech disorders. Germany faces numerous acute stroke care challenges...
04.05.2022
Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg launches online psychiatric clinic
The inpatient, outpatient, and day clinic services offered by the psychiatric departments of Asklepios Klinik Nord, with its locations in Ochsenzoll and Wandsbek, as well as numerous day clinics throughout the Hamburg metropolitan area, are now being expanded to include a new service: the Online Clinic. With this, Asklepios...
03.05.2022
Reimann: Consider suggestions from the cashier side
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has appointed a "Government Commission for Modern and Needs-Based Hospital Care." The commission is comprised of 15 experts from the fields of healthcare (nursing and medicine), economics, law, and a ...
03.05.2022
Approval for NRW hospital planning from the Virchowbund
The new hospital planning for North Rhine-Westphalia is a necessary and correct step to adapt the healthcare infrastructure to current and future requirements. This positive assessment was made by the chairmen of the North Rhine-Westphalia and Westphalia-Lippe regional groups of the Virchow Association, ...