Category: News
Psychosomatic medicine – finally included in the fee schedule for physicians (GOÄ) after 30 years
The German Society for Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychotherapy (DGPM) and the Professional Association of Specialists in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (BPM) are calling on legislators, on the occasion of this year's German Medical Assembly, to reform the...
24.05.2022
Osteoporosis: BKK Linde launches cooperation with FPZ GmbH
From June 1, 2022, BKK Linde will be the first statutory health insurance fund nationwide to cover the costs of FPZ/DVGS osteoporosis therapy for its members. The therapy was developed by FPZ GmbH and the German Association for Health Sports and Sports Therapy (DVGS e.V.) and offers...
24.05.2022
Study on digital obesity treatment yields promising results
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the effectiveness of obesity treatment with the digital health application (DiGA) zanadio and yielded positive results: After 12 months, the zanadio users (intervention group) achieved a significant...
24.05.2022
Reimann: Exchanging biological drugs is safe and enables significant savings
The regulation on the substitution of biologics in pharmacies, established by law in 2019, will come into effect in August 2022 after a long lead time. The chairwoman of the board of directors of the German Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (DVK) has rejected the demand from several pharmaceutical associations for a halt to the "automatic" substitution of these medications.
23.05.2022
Funding from the German Liver Foundation for clinical projects and studies is being offered
The German Liver Foundation is once again offering its research grant to support clinical studies or clinical projects in the field of hepatology this year. Applications for this grant are open until October 1, 2022.
23.05.2022
Fictitious cost analyses are counterproductive in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 18, 2022, the Joint Assessment Committee, representing contracted physicians and statutory health insurance funds, decided on another drastic reduction in the reimbursement for SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests in patient care. This service will be reduced by... starting July 1, 2022.
23.05.2022
Amgen survey shows: Cancer screening is useful, but too rarely used
Nine out of ten respondents know that early diagnosis can significantly increase the chances of recovery from cancer. Nevertheless, half of those surveyed attend no or only irregular preventative appointments. These are the findings of a population survey on cancer medicine conducted by...
23.05.2022
TK analysis: Fewer antibiotics during the pandemic
In 2021, the average working person was prescribed 2.6 daily doses – a decrease of 30 percent compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019 (3.7 daily doses). This figure is even lower than in the first pandemic year of 2020, which saw an average of 2.8 daily doses. Another finding of the...
23.05.2022
DGIM: Facility-specific vaccination mandate falls short
In its decision of May 19, 2022, the Federal Constitutional Court declared the mandatory vaccination of employees in nursing and healthcare professions within their respective institutions to be lawful. The judges argued that the protection of vulnerable groups outweighed the other considerations in this case.
20.05.2022
„"It's five to twelve" – KVB presents videos on the influence of financial investors on the healthcare system
To warn of the consequences of the growing influence of domestic and foreign financial investors on our healthcare system, the Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVB) has produced a series of short explanatory videos. The clips, which are between two and two and a half minutes long, briefly explain...