Category: News
In the opinion of the BFAV, the results from the BVA (Federal Insurance Office) test report on the waste of contribution money prove “the inability and carelessness of the cash bureaucracy in dealing with money. “Many doctors are sitting on packed suitcases,” is the cry for help from Bavaria.
17.08.2012
IMS HEALTH recruits Peter Saade to strengthen its staff in the “health insurance” area
Peter Saade started as a senior consultant at IMS HEALTH in August this year in the Central Europe region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) at the Frankfurt location.
17.08.2012
Portfolio of Accu-Chek® infusion sets complete again
An insulin pump allows users to lead a flexible lifestyle by continuously delivering insulin to the body. The insulin pump is a constant companion for the patient in everyday life, for example during sports activities or at work. Therefore, choosing the right insulin pump is crucial...
17.08.2012
Josef Hecken on the Wesiack cash register line: “Weak debut for the new G-BA chairman”
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on August 7, 2012, the actually impartial chairman of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), Josef Hecken, made undifferentiated general accusations from the health insurance companies that there is too much surgery in Germany.
17.08.2012
Multiple sclerosis: Patients unsettled according to study - but interferon therapy remains indispensable
Interferon preparations are used as standard therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS). Several studies have shown that these medications reduce inflammatory activity in the central nervous system. However, their impact on the progression of disability—that is, whether...
16.08.2012
New natural painkiller palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) reduces pain from herniated discs
Palmitoylethanolamide is a natural, pain-relieving, and anti-inflammatory agent with no significant side effects, and new clinical studies are currently being published almost monthly. For example, a group of researchers from various Spanish universities recently published...
16.08.2012
More instead of fewer visits to the doctor – health insurance fees lead to false incentives for patients
The federal chairman of the NAV-Virchow-Bundes, in light of the ongoing debate about the so-called practice fee, calls for a critical review of the discrepancy between the effort, costs, and benefits of the co-payment. Dr. Dirk Heinrich: "Even today, eight years after the introduction of the co-payment, ...".
16.08.2012
Isgro develops the most sophisticated creative campaign for Meda-Pharma
Die Mannheimer Kommunikations-agentur Isgro begleitet die Neueinführung von Flupigil für Meda Pharma mit einem überzeugenden Kreativ- und Verbalkonzept. Flupigil ist ein verschreibungspflichtiges Präparat für akute und chronische Schmerzen. Als Generikum ist es vom Wirkstoff und der Galenik ...
16.08.2012
Erster Hybridaußendienst der Pharmaindustrie startet deutschlandweit
+49 med und sellxpert warten mit einem deutschlandweit einzigartigen Vertriebskonzept auf: dem Hybridaußendienst hybrid sales +. „Mit hybrid sales + revolutionieren wir den Pharmavertrieb“, so Geschäftsführer von +49 med, Thomas-Marco Steinle. sellxpert-Geschäftsführerin Sybille Queißer ...
16.08.2012
In diesem Jahr vergibt der Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek) zum dritten Mal in Folge den vdek-Zukunftspreis. Initiativen und Menschen sind aufgefordert, ihre zukunftsweisenden Versorgungsideen und -konzepte zu dem Thema Multimorbidität einzureichen; eine schriftliche Bewerbung an den vdek ist ...