BVMed Report 12/11 (December 2011)

German medtech industry grows by five percent; New legal framework for medtech in Europe; Medical technology strategy process started; Ministry of Health submits DRGs for 2012; Hospitalizations and costs continue to rise; People; Medtech @ Social Media; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 11/11 (November 2011)

Improve innovation financing; New study on the DRG innovation clause; Healthcare reform 2011 heating up in the acute phase; More money for the health fund; University hospitals under pressure; 2010: 47 million operations and procedures; Medtech @ Social Media; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 10/11 (Oktober 2011)

New Reform: More Opportunities than Risks; Dispelling Myths about Endoprosthetics; German cabinet passes healthcare reform; New hospitals statistics: case numbers on the rise; German DRG catalog for 2012 published; Notified bodies sign code of conduct; Medtech @ Social Media; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market

BVMed Report 09/11 (September 2011)

German Healthcare Reform: Better Participation; Emnid Survey: Healthcare System is Future-Proof; German Cabinet Passes New Healthcare Reform; Three German Ministries Start Medical Technology Alliance; Study: No Quality Losses through DRG System; People: Georg Baum; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market

BVMed Report 07/11 (July/August 2011)

Better Partnerships with Health Insurance Funds; Medtech Underestimates Social Media; Draft Version of New Healthcare Reform Available; Medical Inventors: Favorable Conditions in Germany; Communication and advertising: What is allowed, what is prohibited for medical devices?; New Secretary of State for Health; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 06/11 (June 2011)

Daniel Bahr new German Health Minister; Favorable Conditions for Medical Inventors; Benefit evaluation: Medtech companies demand differentiation; „Medical Technology Avenue“ Presents Wide Variety of MedTech; Information paper: Nano Technologies in Medical Technologies; Hospital Rating Report 2011; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 05/11 (May 2011)

Medtech benefit evaluation: Differentiation needed; Steep increase in health expenditure; Benefits of medical technologies: Relevance of evidence on the rise; Endoprosthesis register started; BVMed film on telecardiology; Insufficient decubitus prevention in Germany; People: Dr Philipp Roesler; Medtech @ Social Media; MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 04/11 (April 2011)

Provision Act: Five key points by industry, New study on impulses of medical innovations, German Market for Medical Technologies, Medical Technology for the eyes: Restart of BVMed´s Cataract Initiative, JFC wants to act more strategically, Health Technology Assessment at DIMDI, MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 03/11 (März 2011)

German Healthcare Provision Act planned for 2011, Lobbying supports political decision-making, Electronic Communication: Standards should be implemented consequently,Comparative study: MD Market access safe and faster in Europe, Endoprosthesis: New information paper published, Number of hospitalizations to rise further, SHI finances stable, MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!

BVMed Report 02/11 (Februar 2011)

Outlook on 2011 from the medtech perspective, New focus for healthcare research, JFC: Koschorrek advocates for granting a say, Healthcare Compliance: New publication on cooperation in healthcare, 347,000 heart operations, Number of employees in the German healthcare system rising, Daniel Bahr, RSS Feeds expanded, MedInsight Germany: Latest News on Europe’s Biggest Market!