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Patient
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Doctors Back Move to Reduce Patient Visits
A proposal to reduce the frequency of patient-doctor interactions in Germany is gaining traction, with key stakeholders voicing…
Doctors Urge Patient Record Awareness Push
The rollout of Germany’s electronic patient record (ePA) system is facing significant challenges, prompting calls for improved patient…
Data Watchdog Seeks Patient Record Safeguards
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, is calling for enhancements to the safeguarding of sensitive health data…
Patient Advocate Backs Universal Healthcare
The Federal Government’s Patients’ Advocate, Stefan Schwartze, has publicly voiced his support for a citizen’s insurance model within…
Even Cashiers Support Plans for Patient Control
The Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV) supports the government’s plans to regulate patient referrals. “It makes sense to prevent everyone…
Whistleblower Exposes Fake Objection in Electronic Patient Record System
A whistleblower has uncovered a security loophole in the objection procedure for the electronic patient record (ePA). According…
Patient Protection Foundation Slams Future Primary Care System Plans
The plans of the upcoming black-red coalition to introduce a primary care system are met with criticism from…
Mandatory Electronic Patient Files Nationwide Starting Tuesday
Starting from Tuesday, all medical practitioners and pharmacists will be able to use the electronic patient record (ePA)…
‘I’ve Lost a Patient, I’ve Felt Powerless’
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, a Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician, claims to have saved lives as a…
Government’s Digital Dream Crashes Amid Patient Backlash
The rollout of the electronic patient record (ePa) is proceeding positively, according to the official assessment of the…
Elderly Care Crisis Hits Record High as ‘Patient Protectors’ Strike Back!
Facing the record number of 5.7 million care-dependent individuals published on Wednesday, patient advocates are sounding the alarm.…
German Patient Dies in Isolation at Charité Hospital – Mysterious Poisoning Suspected?
A Russian citizen has been moved to the isolation ward of the Berlin Charité due to hints of…
The fourth patient in history has been cured of HIV
The fourth patient in history has been cured of HIV. A man who has lived with HIV since…
A rare case of monkeypox is reported in England
A rare case of monkeypox is reported in England. A rare case of monkeypox has been diagnosed in…