GERMANY UP CLOSE: Telehealth Gets A Small But Vital Place In Telematic Infrastructure
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Germany’s eHealth law has had its first reading in the lower house and is on its way into law, with the enthusiastic backing of the health ministry. But users of telehealth applications and the medical devices industry think it does not go far enough or fast enough, as ZVEI* medical engineering managing director Hans-Peter Bursig tells Clinica
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