FRANKFURT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the German healthcare system, and in response, healthcare providers are looking to increase their efficiency, offer better ...

The 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was an undeniable success in its primary goal: deploying electronic health records (EHRs) across the US health care ...

FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthcare organizations in Germany are using new digital technologies to enhance their existing capabilities for improving care and patient experience, according ...

In the years to come demographers expect the elderly population in Germany to grow due to both low birth rates and rising longevity. It has generally been assumed that population aging leads to ...

Blockchain technology has expanded beyond cryptocurrency and is now used in a number of applications, including decentralized databases, which can prevent counterfeiting through transparency and ...

HAMBURG — Amid rising calls in Germany for Syrians to return home after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, one group of professionals is being encouraged to stay: doctors. Germany opened its doors a decade ...

When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other ...

Germany is supporting Syria's health-care system with partnerships between Syrian and German hospitals, Development Minister Svenja Schulze said while visiting Damascus on Wednesday. Schulze met with ...

Ahead of HIMSS20, Healthcare IT News spoke with Angela Velkova, director of communities and strategic relations for EMEA at HIMSS, about the new Digital Healthcare Act in Germany and what it means for ...

Although pediatricians in Germany work as general practitioners for children, they are planned and trained as medical specialists. In consequence, distances between practices and residences of ...

A fast-growing open communication platform has been picked by the German healthcare system to support instant messaging between health professionals and organizations across the country. Called Matrix ...