Is the German innovation fund an impetus for better healthcare?

Real World Evidence,

29.05.2018

Since 2016 and until 2019, the innovation fund has been promoting new forms of care within the German statutory health insurance system. New forms of managed care as well as the generation of real world evidence is funded with an annual volume of 300 million euros. 225 million euros are provided for the promotion of new forms of managed care and 75 million euros for real world evidence. The innovation committee set up at the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) defines the priorities and criteria for funding in so-called funding notices, carries out for expression-of-interest procedures and decides on the applications for funding. The legal basis for the work of this innovation committee, are §§ 92a and 92b, Fifth Book of the Social Code (SGB V).

Read the full article here (in German) or contact us for the article in English and for more information on the innovation funds and what you need to do to apply.

Market Access,

07.04.2018

Evidence Generation –  a focus of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). We show you how to get a good starting position in 7 steps.

The EU MDR was designed to ensure safety and a rapid patients' access to innovative medical devices. It entered into force on May 25, 2017 and includes a three-year transition period. During this transitional period, either old (policy 93/42/EEC; and 90/385/EEC) or already new medical device legislation can be applied. From May 26, 2020, the new EU Medical Devices Regulation will then be compulsory. Therefore, it is very advisable to gain experience with MDR just now in the transitional phase. To do so, however, the requirements on the part of the certification bodies, the so-called Notified Bodies, must also be fulfilled.

Read the full article here (in German) or contact us for the article in English and for more information on the new EU MDR regulation and its evidence requirements.

Reimbursement,

05.10.2017

Mental illness - huge need boosts demand for smart case management!

According to a report by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) from 29. September 2017, the healthcare costs for mental and behavioural disorders went up to 44.4 billion Euro, constituting the second biggest share of the total health care expenditure of 338.2 billion Euro. Mental illness has never been such a big issue as it is today. A recent study by the AOK-Bundesverband, which was presented in a press release on 14. September 2017, states that medical certificates (sick leave) due to mental problems have increased by 79.3 percent over the past ten years, resulting in 25.7 days of workplace absence on average. The loss of gross value added due to mental illness was estimated to amount to 16.8 billion in 2015 by the Federal Office for Occupational Safety and Health. Wittchen and Jacobi (2013) from Robert-Koch-Institute in Berlin report that about one third of the population suffers from one or more mental disorders per year.

Read the full article here (in German) or contact us for the article in English and more information about case management programs for mental illness patients.