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Bundesbürger wollen bei Therapie mitsprechen, Ärzte sagen ja
Die Mehrheit der Bundesbürger findet, dass ein Arzt Patienten zunächst beraten soll, um dann zu einer gemeinsamen Entscheidung über eine anstehende Therapie zu gelangen. Das ergab die repräsentative Meinungsumfrage "Gesundheitsmonitor" des Marktforschungsunternehmens Nielsen im Auftrag des ...
10.12.2018
Neue Asklepios-Studie: Sind Qualitätsberichte der Kliniken für die Tonne?
Qualitätsberichte sind für Krankenhäuser gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Aber wer rezipiert sie überhaupt? Die Patienten ließen die Ergebnisse kalt, wie die repräsentativen Studie "Kriterien bei der Klinikwahl" der Asklepios Kliniken jüngst herausfand. 1.000 Bundesbürger, plus 200 in der ...
07.12.2018
BMAS promotes „DigiKIK“
The "DigiIKIK" project (Digitalization – Hospital – Interaction – Competence) aims to empower hospital staff during the digital transformation. To this end, employees, employers, and employee representatives are jointly developing new workplace solutions for...
07.12.2018
Innovation Committee publishes overview of new projects on new forms of care
The Innovation Committee of the Federal Joint Committee has published an overview on its website of 38 new projects on new forms of care that will be funded in the future.
06.12.2018
Alzheimer Research Initiative eV announces research funding
The non-profit Alzheimer Research Initiative (AFI) is once again providing funding for Alzheimer's researchers at German universities and public institutions. Scientists can apply for financial support for a research project starting January 2, 2019, on the...
06.12.2018
AWMF: Quality in medicine threatened by economization
Economic goals must not unduly influence medical decisions. The Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF), at its "Berlin Forum" on November 28, called for patients' needs to be given greater consideration in medical decision-making...
05.12.2018
BAH: Health insurance companies are making a surplus – at the expense of security of supply
„Instead of constantly striving for ever-increasing surpluses, statutory health insurance (GKV) should also focus on ensuring security of supply,“ commented Dr. Hermann Kortland, Deputy Managing Director of the Federal Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (BAH), on a….
05.12.2018
Ethics Council calls for fairer care for people with rare diseases
In its ad-hoc recommendation published on November 23, 2018, the German Ethics Council draws attention to the specific vulnerability of people with rare diseases. It calls for a series of measures to protect those affected from inadequate care. Their aim must be to...
30.11.2018
Telemedicine for Parkinson's patients
The "Telepark" research project aims to improve the therapy of Parkinson's patients across distances using telemedicine and modern sensor technology. The project is scheduled to start in January 2019; the corresponding federal funding was recently awarded.