 The patients, who have suffered a surgical intervention by an experienced surgeon, have a rate of mortality on long term with 22% inferior to those who have been treated by surgeons with a lower volume of surgical interventions in their list of achievements. According to which criteria should one chose his/her doctor or surgeon…
Berlin – German patients are in general satisfied by their visits to the doctor. This fact was revealed in a study conducted by Berndan-Schmittmann-Stiftung to which 7683 patients were subjected in 166 Doctor Practices from 2008 until 2011. The “impact†question of the whole study was: “Do you have any suggestions on how the quality…
Sofia 4 September 2012. Bulgarian parliament passed Tuesday the amendments to the Medical Products in Human Medicine Act. The draft bill for amendments and supplements to the act, filed by the Council of Ministers, was adopted with 91 votes “forâ€, 2 votes “against†and 18 abstentions. The amendments proposed by MP Vanyo Sharkov with the…
July brings Hungary the first online national waiting list registration system, a system that is meant to be easy to keep track of, highlighting the number of people waiting for various operations throughout the country. Zsolt Kiss, the National Health Insurance Fund Strategic Head of the Division of MTI, stated that the new system is…
Support for the training of general practitioners In 2010 Germany implemented a training program for General Practitioners, with the pure goal of constant further training for physicians and a good collaboration between the hospitals and private practices. Â Berlin 04.04.2012 The leading associations of statutory health insurance (SHI), the German Hospital Union (DKG) and…
Like in most European countries, individuals have the right to choose their own family doctor and medicine, but for some reason the Lithuanian Ministry of Health does not believe that patients should have the right to choose medical care providers such as hospitals. Nearly two years ago the Ministry of Health changed the prescription drug…
“In theory, the hospital form Ruse could handle the treatment of Romanian patients from Giurgiu. The problem is that the two healthcare systems can’t collaborate†said Dr. Kiril Panayotov. According to him there are no technical obstacles regarding patient transport over the border: The main problem regarding patient care across the borders and involving healthcare…