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DAK CEO Storm proposes strengthening patient representatives
In the debate surrounding the Independent Patient Advisory Service (UPD), DAK CEO Andreas Storm is calling for a fundamentally new model. Similar to the Bundestag's Commissioner for the Armed Forces, the Patient Advisor should be directly elected by the German Bundestag.
16.02.2021
Family doctors urge: We want to vaccinate now!
Rapid vaccination of the population is the only way to effectively combat the pandemic. "We family doctors and our practice teams are ready to go. The sooner we begin vaccinations in family practices, the better," demands the chairman of the...
16.02.2021
Psyche: Working people are sick for significantly longer
Exhausted and burned out: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the psychological stress of many working people in Germany. According to insured data from KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, employees spent an average of 43.7 days off work last year due to depression, chronic exhaustion, and...
15.02.2021
No catch-up effects in outpatient treatment cases in the third quarter of 2020 after a significant decline in the first wave of the pandemic
After the significant drop in treatment cases with the onset of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the use of statutory medical and psychotherapy services only gradually recovered towards the end of May. Catch-up effects became apparent in June. ...
15.02.2021
40 percent more patient inquiries: Corona arrives in practices
„"Demand for psychotherapy has increased significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, solutions must be found to help patients," says Gebhard Hentschel, Federal Chairman of the German Association of Psychotherapists (DPtV). A flash survey conducted by the association with...
12.02.2021
Start nationwide vaccinations in doctor's offices by April at the latest, otherwise there is a risk of a "vaccination backlog"„
As early as March, the capacity of vaccination centers in Germany may no longer be sufficient to administer all available doses of the COVID-19 virus. Nationwide vaccinations in doctor's offices must begin by then, but no later than April. Otherwise, a...
12.02.2021
Great interest in the Innovation Committee's new funding wave for health services research – For the first time, medical guidelines are advertised separately
The Innovation Committee of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) received numerous project proposals in response to its three funding announcements in the field of health services research in October 2020. For the first time, the committee explicitly included the development or further development of medical...
11.02.2021
Action medeor on the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines: „Vaccination alone will not solve the structural problems“
Who gets how much vaccine and when? – the issue of vaccine equity is currently being controversially discussed around the world. While the rich countries in Europe and America have secured the majority of the world's available vaccine resources, the poorer countries in...
11.02.2021
Virchowbund: Lack of Corona bonus for medical assistants is a disgrace
More than twelve months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, medical assistants (MFAs) are still being denied a coronavirus bonus from the federal government. "It's a shame that the legislature can't get this sorted," criticizes the federal chairman of the Association of...