Tag: Healthcare
Electronic sick leave has its weaknesses
notification of illness According to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, the electronic sick note works well, contrary to criticism. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin For the economy, it…
Apple patents a new technology in healthcare
Apple has focused more on its work in the field of health, especially after presenting its smart watch models. According to reports emerging today, the company is working on a…
“The flood of hip and knee joint operations must end”
Interview with Karl Lauterbach “We operate more heart valves in Germany than in any other country in Europe.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has defended his…
Jens Spahn sells villa worth millions
Jens Spahn with husband Daniel Funke The total expenditure for the villa is said to have amounted to 5.5 million euros. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin The purchase of a luxury…
Seven funds with which they invest in the healthcare industry
Innovation in the healthcare industry Innovations in the sector always offer investment opportunities. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Cologne From an investor perspective, the healthcare sector offers solid growth prospects. The world population…
Commission sees no improvement in supply in rural areas
Karl Lauterbach The Minister of Health is planning a large-scale hospital reform. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Monopolies Commission assumes that the precarious situation of clinics in rural areas will not…
Comment – Germany has learned nothing from the corona pandemic
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health recently blamed science for decisions in the corona pandemic. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Overall, Germany came through the pandemic well. The feared collapse of…
The federal government must stop financing state health tasks with cash funds
Jens Baas Jens Baas is the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse. (Photo: Imago, Techniker Krankenkasse) Whether it’s a struggling maternity ward, rescue packages for caregivers or a lack of fever syrup:…
How AI also answers medical questions
Berlin Whether it’s an eye infection or a pain in the shoulder – the artificial intelligence ChatGPT knows an answer to all questions, including medical ones. The chatbot writes texts…
Current Corona rules: Mask requirement, citizen tests and isolation
Mask at the train station Some federal states such as Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein had already abolished the obligation to wear masks in local public transport. (Photo: IMAGO/IPA Photo) Berlin…
Former RKI boss Lothar Wieler goes to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Lothar Wieler The former RKI President will leave the institute. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin As President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler played a key role in shaping…
Former RKI boss Lothar Wieler goes to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Lothar Wieler The former RKI President will leave the institute. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin As President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler played a key role in shaping…
More and more people are getting private insurance
Private health insurance This year, too, privately insured people had to accept a sharp rise in contributions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Last year, 145,500 people switched from statutory to private health…
How do you get out of the hospital healthy?
Operating room in a clinic In order to get the best possible treatment, you can find out more about the hospitals on various websites in advance. (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin…
“Mr. Lauterbach is destroying the hospital landscape”
Markus Horneber For the CEO of the healthcare provider Agaplesion, the planned reform is a step in the wrong direction. (Photo: AGAPLESION gAG) The structural reform of the health sector…
What the German clinics really lack
Clinics at the limit The situation in the hospitals has been tense for a long time – now there is an attempt at reform. Too many clinics and often mediocre…
What the German clinics really lack
Clinics at the limit The situation in the hospitals has been tense for a long time – now there is an attempt at reform. Too many clinics and often mediocre…
2023 will be the year of decisions in health policy
The author Jochen A. Werner is Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital Essen. (Photo: dpa, University Hospital Essen) Overloaded emergency rooms, admission freezes in children’s hospitals, a lack…
Lauterbach drops the mask requirement – that was overdue
Karl Lauterbach When it came to the mask question, it became increasingly lonely for the SPD Minister of Health. (Photo: dpa) The mask requirement on long-distance trains falls in February.…
Investors have their sights set on medical practices: Lauterbach wants to present a law
doctor in her practice Financial investors are focusing more on the healthcare sector. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin There is increasing resistance to investors buying up practices. “We are observing a…