Management

05/13/2013

One third of German hospitals are in the red

Government grants €1.1 billion to help finance rising personnel costs and increase nurses specialists in infection prevention and control …

04/26/2013

Multi-dimensional planning is the future

Hospital refurbishment or new buildings can quickly run into several million euros. …

03/04/2013

Germany’s White List

A large survey for leading German health insurers has resulted in a hospital evaluation portal thatenables patients to compare and choose a doctor and treatment or care centre …

03/04/2013

Rogue Dutch doctor prompts calls for EU early warning system

There are too many loopholes that allow bad or fraudulent physicians to beat the system. …

02/28/2013

Public debate in European Parliament on future medical device legislation

Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, welcomes stakeholder calls at a public hearing of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food …

02/26/2013

Transparency and benchmarking

Late last year, at the German Hospital Procurement Congress in Berlin, we met with Durral R Gilbert, President of the US firm Premier Supply Chain Services, who was presenting …

02/26/2013

Medical tourists are the best advocates for effective health solutions

Current trends in the medical tourism industry indicate that the needs of international patients are challenging health service providers to come up with advanced solutions for …

02/14/2013

Jordan struggles to serve refugee population

A high unemployment rate coupled with an influx of refugees from Iraq and Syria has compounded challenges faced by the Jordanian government to provide healthcare for all, states a …

02/14/2013

MITA and COCIR applaud Obama for negotiations on partnership with EU

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) applauded President …

01/31/2013

Essential role of personal data in healthcare

The Healthcare Coalition on Data Protection published a joint statement highlighting the role of personal data in delivering high quality, patient-centred healthcare and …

01/22/2013

MIR 2012: The Golden Age of radiological imaging is shifting into the past

It lasted forty years – but now it’s over – that Golden Age of radiology and medical imaging is surrendering under technology stagnation and imaging issues such as the …

01/18/2013

BVMed asks for immediate action

The German Medical Technology Association BVMed is asking the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament to take immediate action in bringing forward appropriate measures …

01/10/2013

The Hospital Twitter

Healthcare IT expert Dr Dieter Kramps, who focuses on safe IT, cloud, and mobile solutions in the sector, discusses social media in hospitals with Michael Reiter …

01/07/2013

‘The perfect murder is one that isn’t actually discovered’

Austrian specialist: If the science is not used the impact on crime detection will be negative …

12/18/2012

RAPS and Eucomed provide common online training

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), the largest global organization for regulatory professionals in the healthcare product sector, and Eucomed, the European …

12/14/2012

COCIR welcomes EU eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020

Rhe European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) congratulates the European Commission on its new eHealth Action Plan, …

12/06/2012

European Parliament committee for continuing patient access to MRI

The Alliance for MRI welcomed action by a European Parliament committee on Thursday that guarantees continued patient access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a critical tool …

11/22/2012

Tonio Borg appointed as commissioner for health and consumer affairs

On Wednesday, 21 November, the Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of Commissioner-designate Tonio Borg following a period of extensive investigation. …

11/13/2012

Physicians fail to disclose conflicts of interest on social media

As the use of Twitter and other social media by physicians and patients rises, more and more physicians seem to forget to do what many consider crucial for building doctor-patient …