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Further funding decisions for healthcare research and evaluation of selective contracts
The Innovation Committee of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) made further decisions on November 2nd in Berlin regarding the funding of projects for healthcare research and the evaluation of selective contracts. Within the set deadline, 164 project proposals were received, which...
06.11.2017
High potential for improvement for the M-RSA
The first of two special reports, prepared by the voluntary Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Insurance Office (BVA) as a basis for a possible further development of the morbidity-based risk structure compensation scheme (M-RSA), was presented at a press conference at the BVA in Bonn...
19.10.2017
Servier and Novartis are cooperating
The pharmaceutical companies Servier Germany and Novartis Pharma will enter into a sales cooperation in Germany starting November 1, 2017. The core of the agreement is the nationwide co-promotion of sacubitril/valsartan ("Entresto"), an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor...
18.10.2017
A significant proportion of people with cancer are underserved or mistreated in terms of pain management. This is evidenced by the results of an online survey conducted by the German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) and the German Pain League (DSL) (www.Praxisumfrage-Tumorschmerz.de) at ...
18.10.2017
89 percent of Germans are in favor of the country doctor quota
The greatest need for action in the German healthcare system over the next three to five years, according to 47 percent of Germans, lies in ensuring medical care, particularly in rural areas. Citizens over 60 are especially concerned about access to doctors in these regions...
18.10.2017
apoBank and Andree Consult outline key challenges of inpatient care
The dynamic changes in the healthcare market, especially in inpatient care, require new approaches to thinking and acting in many areas. Hospital management is particularly challenged, as it must find profitable and sustainable solutions for complex tasks. The ...
18.10.2017
„"InTherAkt" online platform patent application filed
Approximately two years after the launch of the "InTherAkt" project, the project partners were able to present impressive results at the pain congress in Mannheim. The goal of improving medication in elderly care facilities was achieved, resulting in a 25 percent reduction in patient numbers...
15.10.2017
Suspected cancer diagnosis: Increased risk of mental disorders
Cancer usually significantly reduces the quality of life for those affected. Psychological distress is a major accompanying symptom. This connection is considered proven. However, little is known about the impact of suspected cancer diagnoses on mental health. Researchers from ...
12.10.2017
AOK digital file: “No isolated solution”
Mit zwei Piloten in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Berlin startet die AOK nach 16 Monaten Vorbereitung ihr digitales Gesundheitsnetzwerk zum Datenaustausch zwischen Patienten, niedergelassenen Ärzten und Kliniken. Das Netzwerk bietet eine digitale Akte, mit der sich medizinische Informationen und ...
10.10.2017
Kooperationsvertrag mit Sanofi in Deutschland
Das BIH, die Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, das Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft und das Gesundheitsunternehmen Sanofi in Deutschland haben am 4. Oktober 2017 in Berlin einen gemeinsamen Forschungsrahmenvertrag unterzeichnet. Die Einrichtungen ...