Book Review: “Trends in EU Healthcare Systems” Interview with the author Prof. Win De Gooijer (E-)Hospital interviewed Prof. De Gooijer on the main findings of his book: What are the implications of the changing social context for healthcare systems in the EU? The neo-liberal course that the international...
READ MOREPublic Health Threats Today The first epidemiological report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) identifies antimicrobial resistance as the most serious public health threat facing Europe. The Stockholm-based agency warns that “if the present rapid negative development is not halted, mankind will soon...
READ MOREGermany Hospitals Compare Therapeutic Results The latest edition of the report on the quality of German hospitals reveals profound changes: the latest edition shows for the first time the data resulting from the guarantee of external quality for every hospital. In future, hospitals will present the quality of specific treatments in relation...
READ MOREContact Address: Dr. Norbert Rose Director of the Department of Quality Management Specialist in General Medicine, Medical Quality Manager, EOQ Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, CH - 9007 Switzerland Email: [email protected] For references, please contact: ...
READ MOREAuthors: H. M. Hasselhorn , MD University of Wuppertal, FB D – Department of Safety Technology Wuppertal, Germany Email: [email protected] URL: www.next-study.net Peter Tackenberg , MSc N DBfK-Bundesverband...
READ MOREAuthors: George Witte CEO/Medical Director, Rivierduinen The Netherlands, and Alan Yates Chief Executive Mersey Care. England For references, please contact: [email protected] In its recent consultation the European Union stated in its Green Paper on Mental...
READ MOREAuthor: Karl Dalton Environmental Manager Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown,Dublin,Ireland Email: [email protected] For references, please contact: [email protected] Waste management is one of the biggest challenges for our society now and in the future....
READ MOREThe Structure of Public Hospitals After significant reform carried out in 2002, public hospitals are divided into three categories: • Hospitals S.A.: public corporations with the state as the exclusive shareholder (under corporate law). They were created through the transformation of 34 public hospitals, chosen as mediumsized ones...
READ MOREAuthor: Oliver Rong, Principal au Competence Center Pharma & Healthcare, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Berlin, Allemagne Email: [email protected] Public Private Partnership or Co-operation Models as a Solution The Current Position in Germany The Hospital Financing Law, KHG, of...
READ MOREAuthor: Christian Hay Delegate Healthcare, GS1 Switzerland *On 16th February 2007, the Department of Health in the UK decides to join GS1 for all the NHS activities. In France a similar approach is currently in deployment by University Hospitals. Th e 6th conference of the GS1 HUG™ (Healthcare User Group) took...
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