Overview

Digital healthcare is heterogeneous along the entire treatment pathway, ranging from monitoring applications and artificial-intelligence-based diagnostics, to support for virtual reality surgery. Since the introduction of the Digital Health Act in Germany in early 2020, there has been a push toward digital innovative solutions, especially in the outpatient sector. This book analyzes current digital health law from an economic perspective, combining theory with real-world applications. It examines both the incentives and market access pathways for digital solutions and the price effects brought about by the new regulatory framework in Germany. Further, it discusses the difficulties in pricing due to the monopolistic BfArM register and negotiations with the association of all German health insurance companies. The book addresses a wide range of topics, including incentives for innovation, specifics of digital health applications, reimbursement and financing optionsfor digital health solutions. Lastly, it presents an outlook for the future and a comparison between Germany and other countries, namely the USA and Japan. Given its scope, this book will appeal to scholars of health economics, healthcare management and public health, as well as practitioners and professionals in the public health sector.

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Author:   Stefan Walzer
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.348kg
ISBN:  

9783030940249

ISBN 10:   3030940241
Pages:   107
Publication Date:   11 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Digital Healthcare in Germany—An Overview.- Chapter 3. Innovation, Incentives, and Information Technology in the Healthcare Industry.- Chapter 4. Digital Health Applications – DiGAs – Pathway to Reimbursement.- Chapter 5. Inpatient Market Access for Digital Health Care.- Chapter 6. Digitalization of Nursing to Overcome Staffing Shortages? Categorization and Market Access of Digital Applications.- Chapter 7. Reimbursement and Pricing.- Chapter 8. Telemedicine in Japan- Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 9. Barriers and Opportunities for Digital Therapeutics in the United States.

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Dr. Walzer works in reimbursement and pricing since 2004 and is the founder and CEO of MArS Market Access & Pricing Strategy GmbH based in Germany. He is a member of various societies including the German Head Association of Digital health Care (SVDGV) and Bitkom. Additionally, he invented a virtual reality platform to prepare price negotiations with the GKV-SV in Germany. He received a MSc in Economics from the University of Tübingen (Germany), a PhD from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and a Diploma in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK). He teaches reimbursement and pricing for health applications at the State University Baden-Wuerttemberg, and the University of Applied Sciences Weingarten-Ravensburg (both Germany).

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