Category: News
BVDW study: High acceptance of artificial intelligence and digital applications in healthcare
Eine repräsentative Studie des Bundesverbands Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V. zeigt, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung digitalen Anwendungen im Gesundheitswesen mehrheitlich offen gegenübersteht. So würde mehr als die Hälfte eine Arztpraxis bevorzugen, die per App zu Terminvereinbarungen oder ...
26.06.2019
Survey on telematics infrastructure: Wave of lawsuits from doctors' practices?
Bislang mussten sie nur die Krankenkassenkarte einmal tauschen - ansonsten haben die Patienten von der Einführung der Telematik-Infrastruktur nicht viel mitbekommen. Dabei handelt es sich um eines der größten und anspruchsvollsten IT-Projekte der Welt: Über die Datenautobahn für das ...
26.06.2019
Professor Monika Kellerer becomes DDG President
Ab sofort ist Professor Dr. med. Monika Kellerer für zwei Jahre Präsidentin der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG). Sie folgt auf Professor Dr. med. Dirk Müller-Wieland, der sich als Past-Präsident weiterhin in Präsidium und Vorstand der medizinisch-wissenschaftlichen Fachgesellschaft ...
18.06.2019
DIVI calls on health insurance companies and politicians to improve the assessment of medical errors
Intransparente Methoden und Verunsicherung von Patienten und Angehörigen: Nach der Veröffentlichung der Jahresstatistik zur Behandlungsfehler-Begutachtung durch den Medizinischen Dienst der Krankenkassen (MDK) kritisiert die Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und ...
05.06.2019
Cologne research project “Neo-CamCare” launched
The Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Cologne, together with the Neonatology Department of the University Hospital Bonn and the University Hospital Cologne, is launching a new research project in the neonatal intensive care unit. "Neo-CamCare" will be the first project to...
03.06.2019
German Medical Association with new leadership
The 122nd German Medical Assembly, held on May 30th in Münster, elected a new executive board for the German Medical Association (BÄK) and filled other board positions. Dr. Klaus Reinhardt is the new president of the BÄK. The 59-year-old specialist in general medicine succeeds Prof. Dr. Frank Ulrich...
31.05.2019
G-BA: Request evaluations of quality assurance data from IQTIG
According to the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), data from data-driven quality assurance can now be used for research purposes or for the further development of quality assurance upon application. The G-BA's preparations for the concrete implementation of the procedure are...
31.05.2019
The federal government is strengthening AI funding with an additional 500 million euros
The German Federal Government has decided to invest an additional half a billion euros in AI promotion measures in 2019. The focus will be on research, technology transfer, public dialogue, technology assessment, skills development, and data availability. This intensifies...
31.05.2019
Zi presents demand projection for medical school places in Germany
According to current calculations by the Central Institute for Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Zi), Germany is facing a shortage of up to 6,000 medical school places annually if current outpatient care levels are to be maintained until 2035. This shortage is dependent on the success of medical training programs...
31.05.2019
Draft Digital Healthcare Act: Regulations concerning the Innovation Fund require improvement
The innovation fund, which aims to promote the qualitative improvement of healthcare provision within Germany's statutory health insurance system, has proven its worth. Its continuation, as proposed in the draft bill for the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG) from the Federal Ministry of Health, ...