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Deutschlandweit setzen bereits über 30 Kliniken (Stroke Units) mit großem Erfolg die von der apoplex medical technologies GmbH, Pirmasens, entwickelte vollautomatisierte EKG-Analyse zur Erkennung von Vorhofflimmern SRAclinic (SRA = Schlaganfall-Risiko-Analyse) ein. Das medizinische Fachjournal ...
17.08.2012
With generics, health insurance companies could have saved 1.5 billion euros more
Die Arzneimittelausgaben der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) hätten im ersten Halbjahr 2012 deutlich geringer ausfallen können, wenn Generika überall dort eingesetzt worden wären, wo dies möglich ist. Das geht aus den aktuellen Zahlen des unabhängigen Marktforschungsinstitutes IMS ...
17.08.2012
Germany's longest chain of solidarity
Showing solidarity with others for people with disabilities in developing countries is the focus of this year's summer campaign by the Christoffel Blind Mission (CBM).
17.08.2012
Heart transplant in Bad Oeynhausen: What needs to be said
Die Vorgänge in Göttingen haben eine breite Diskussion über die Zuteilung von Organspenden entfacht. Nach Ansicht von Prof. Dr. Jan Gummert, Direktor des bundesweit größten Herztransplantationszentrums am Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW (HDZ NRW), Bad Oeynhausen, werden die Informationen zur ...
17.08.2012
FALK-KVen: “open declaration of war”
The board members of the FALK-KVen described the plans of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds to lower the reference value, which became known last week, as an “open declaration of war against freelance, practicing doctors and psychotherapists and their patients.”
17.08.2012
Joint declaration signed with Armenia
On August 16, State Secretary Thomas Ilka signed a joint declaration on cooperation in the field of healthcare with the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Derenik Dumanyan, in Yerevan.
17.08.2012
CompuGroup Medical AG continues its good development in the second quarter of 2012
Die CompuGroup Medical AG hat heute den Finanzbericht für das zweite Quartal 2012 vorgelegt. Das Unternehmen, einer der weltweit führenden Anbieter von eHealth-Lösungen, erzielte im zweiten Quartal 2012 einen Umsatz von 111,3 Millionen Euro. Dies entspricht einem Wachstum von 27 Prozent ...
17.08.2012
Reduced risk of death observed in rheumatism patients receiving biologic therapy
Thirteen years ago, the first biologic for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis was approved in Europe. At the same time, experts established biologic registries in several European countries to monitor the safety and efficacy of these new therapies. The registries consistently show...
17.08.2012
AnyCare uses new screening for sleep apnea
Nighttime breathing pauses not only disrupt restful sleep, but can also lead to heart attacks, strokes, or accidents. A new screening test from AnyCare GmbH now determines whether people suffer from sleep apnea and breathing pauses. The aim is to benefit...
17.08.2012
At the 8th Health Economics Congress on August 29th and 30th of this year in Hamburg, the Lohfert Prize will be presented to the public for the first time in the presence of its patron, Senator Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks. The new award recognizes successful concepts for "process-oriented...".