Management: Politics
02/09/2010
Dalli to start as new Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
Eucomed, the European Medical Technology Industry Association, is pleased to see that the European Parliament hasvoted in favour of President Barroso’s new Commission team. The …
02/01/2010
Olauson receives royal medal in Sweden
Anders Olauson, President of the European Patients’ Forum was awarded with H.M. The King's Medal at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. This prestigious award was presented to Anders …
01/26/2010
French reform
Hôpital, Patients, Santé et Territories (HPST), a new hospital reform bill, was passed by the French Government and became law in July 2009. While directly related to hospitals …
01/26/2010
European Parliament to Investigate WHO and "Pandemic" Scandal
The Council of Europe member states will launch an inquiry in January 2010 on the influence of the pharmaceutical companies on the global swine flu campaign, focusing especially …
01/25/2010
Health services research
The German Medical Association aims to evaluate the use of guidelines, the influence of drug companies on studies, the impact of economisation on staff and patients, and …
01/25/2010
Do we need integrated care planning?
In October 2009 this question was posed to German, Swiss, Austrian and northern Italian experts at the European Health Congress. Speaking with Karoline Laarmann, Professor Günter …
01/21/2010
56 billlon Euros lost to healthcare fraud and corruption
The European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) launches its awareness campaign highlighting that more than 56 billion Euros is lost each year to healthcare fraud and …
01/06/2010
The future of MRI in Europe - Safetey yes, exposure limits no
The Alliance for MRI aims to ensure that the threat posed by the EU Physical Agents 2004/40/EC (EMF) to the future of MR is averted and that patients in Europe will not be …
01/04/2010
ESR - a major stakeholder in EU health policies
EU legislation could have a huge impact on medical imaging and healthcare, and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) is playing a key role in safeguarding radiologists and …
12/14/2009
EPF´s value + project shows importance of patient involvement
The closing event of the two-year Value+ project called for enhanced political commitment on patient involvement both at policy and project level. Meaningful involvement of …
11/20/2009
Smoking bans have lowered AMI rates
Strongly enforced legislation to restrict smoking produces rapid and substantial reductions in community rates of heart attack, according to a meta-analysis published in …
11/19/2009
Obama plans to digitise medical records within five years
The healthcare sector has been surprisingly slow in adopting information technology when compared to other industry sectors. In the United States, health information technology …
11/17/2009
Inequalitites: The public health puzzle
Bettina Döbereiner continues her reports on theories, policy strategies and current projects aired in the Berlin conference Reducing Health Inequalities. What do we really know …
11/16/2009
Inequalities: The public health puzzle
Bettina Döbereiner reports on theories, policy strategies and current projects aired in the Berlin conference Reducing Health Inequalities. What do we really know about …
11/12/2009
MRI Alert!
The scanner shortage in France is a scandal, says chairman of the French Society of Radiology. New MRIs must be installed in 250 emergency departments …
11/12/2009
Safeguarding the future of MRI
Europe holds a leading position in the research and development of MRI, which has been used for over 25 years, imaging up to 500 million patients without evidence of harm to …
11/12/2009
Making public hospitals more attractive for practitioners
Following fierce parliamentary debates last spring, the newly enacted law on Hospital reform is beginning to show concrete moves. One of these is to modify the remuneration system …
11/12/2009
The 2009 Organ Donation Congress
In 2008, EU organ transplants totalled 27,809, but, as of 31 December 2008, patients still on waiting lists numbered 63,283 and 3,812 of them died on that list. During 5th World …
10/22/2009
GE Launches $250 Million Healthymagination Fund
GE announced today the formation of the GE Healthymagination Fund, a new equity fund that will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The fund will …
10/20/2009
Cigarettes on Sale on the Internet
The European Society of Cardiology comments on media reports last week that France is preparing to authorise the sale of cigarettes on the internet, to conform to European rights. …
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