Germany: laws passed to support healthcare system through COVID-19
The Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, BMG) has announced measures approved by the Federal Council against the coronavirus … read more »
Germany: G-BA adapts process around coronavirus priority
The Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G-BA) has implemented major changes in order to cope effectively with the ongoing coronavirus … read more »
GKV-FKG Law passed to change competition between insurers
The Bundestag has approved the Law for fair health insurance competition in statutory health insurance to bring fairness to the … read more »
More detail emerges on Patient Data Protection Act
Germany’s Patientendaten-Schutzgesetz (Patient Data Protection Act) has continued its passage into law, and the Health Ministry has published a breakdown … read more »
IQWiG encourages use of registry data in assessment
The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) explains that data from registries are appropriate for use in … read more »
German Emergency Care Reform Act proposed
Jens Spahn, Federal Minister of Health, has launched the Emergency Care Reform Act in hope of improving patients’ care when … read more »
Doctors in Germany to be able to prescribe mobile health applications
The German Government has recently adopted a law that will allow the prescription of mobile health applications with statutory health … read more »
Germany to benefit from EU-US mutual recognition agreement for GMP inspections
Germany has been added to the list of EU member states able to approve GMP compliance within the mutual GMP … read more »
Germany and France sign MOSAR agreement
Germany and France have signed the MOSAR agreement which aims to increase patient access to healthcare services. Under the agreement, … read more »
Germany’s Health Minister has asked the European Commission for a Brexit medical device contingency plan
Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, has written a letter to the European Commission warning of potential medical device … read more »
