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If Greece defaults on its debts, the consequences could spread across Europe, and prove catastrophic for the euro The economic crisis in Greece is the most important thing to have happened in Europe since the Balkan wars. That isn't because Greece is economically central to the European order: at...
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The product is made in Germany and when you look at the quality of the imagining it looks pretty good. Images can be connected to patient files and notes added as well as emailing to the patient, another doctor, etc. The device just slides on to the back of the Iphone. This would seem...
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In case you are not aware, the cost of a Dendreon treatment is $93,000.00 which is not cheap by any means they anticipate upon approval that the price would be around the same in Europe. So far sales have been $48 Million and they are working on getting factories opened in Los Angeles, New Jersey...
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Back in January of this year HeatlhVault was announced and now it looks like it is here for all to partake and get started. You can check out the link and there’s a bit about my chat with a German professor who wrote an EMR too, so we talked a lot. Siemens AG is a licensee of Microsoft HealthVault...
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Fri, Nov 19 2010
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You can read the entire press release here where it states that they need to expand in Asia and China is the good guess and there could also be other countries involved, but most of pharma and many medical device companies are already heavily invested in China. China as a matter of fact is making...
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Fri, Nov 19 2010
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According to this Bloomberg article, the prices that are negotiated with German insurance companies also stand to set a guide for other countries as well. Germany in essence is fighting the same thing we are here with higher priced drugs that are becoming non affordable. Within the year’s...
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Thu, Nov 11 2010
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Merck KGaA is a separate independent company from New Jersey Based Merck, so again watch and look for subsidiary actions here as ownership gets a little confusing at times. Merck KGaA is known as EMD Chemicals in the US, and outside of the US Merck in New Jersey is known as MSD, so are your confused...
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Like the US, Germany’s system has the reputation of being one of the most expensive in the world. The new increases will result in premiums costs rising to 15.5 percent of employee gross pay effective January 1st. Patients will now be required to make payments at the doctor’s office with...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010
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We have had our share here in the US and now Germany had a tragedy in one of their hospitals. An explosion took place across the street and was being attended to and then shots went off across the street at the hospital. The woman doing the shooting was killed by the police. A domestic issue...
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Back in April things were already stirring relative to to charges from hospitals and in Germany they can also opt for additional private health insurance as well as contributing to the government system. With the new increases the poor will be protected and their payments will be subsidized by...
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Tue, Jul 6 2010
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He had spinal surgery after suffering and injury while preparing for the tour. He is expected to spend several days in Munich and then return to Ireland to recover. Bono is under the care of Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, a world-renowned sports injury specialist at doctor at Bayern Munich. ...
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This is a press release today about the treatment used in Germany to fight prostate cancer. I did some looking around the web and found one site at the image below that gives a few additional details here and is a center in Germany using the the procedure developed by Dr. Douwes. From the...
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Thu, Apr 15 2010
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This sounds quite similar to what we have going on here in the US with costs and claims being scrutinized. In reading here too it says they have a “complicated payment system”. What is interesting though on their practice in reading here is that if the insurer opens up a claim and it is not...
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I think this will make perfect sense with integrating HealthVault for use with connecting to German EMR Systems. Back in October of 2009 I had the opportunity to meet many different representatives from different countries at the World Medical Tourism Conference and one of the most interesting...
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Thu, Jan 28 2010
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Israel was first on the scene with the first operating room. A few months ago I attended the World Tourism Convention and spent some time speaking with healthcare representatives from Israel, and one word I came away with was “impressive”. Nice for Israel to be there lending a helping hand...
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Sun, Jan 17 2010
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