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Posted on 06.12.2021
How can we overcome barriers to homecare?
If the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that critical hospital capacity can quickly become saturated in times of crisis. On several occasions over the past two years, this has led to delays in standard care to make room for extra capacity in intensive care units (ICU). However, we know that moving […]
Posted on 11.03.2021
Community care: Living well with dialysis at home
Providing health services in the community offers benefits to patients and can be more efficient for health systems. This was true long before any of us had heard of COVID-19, but the pandemic has highlighted the need to provide safe and effective community and home care for vulnerable patients, like those suffering from chronic kidney […]
Posted on 20.05.2020
Medtech role in the global response to the COVID-19
This blog is part of a blog series that showcases the medtech role in the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read here more COVID-19 related blogs. More info on MedTech Europe’s info hub. The medical technology industry have played a pivotal role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it will be central […]
Posted on 12.08.2019
Scaling up innovations to improve health care quality across Europe
Health systems across the European Union are facing numerous challenges – from the ageing of the European population and sustainable financing of health care, to great variations and inequalities in clinical practice within and between countries, a necessary and rising emphasis on patient experience and patient-centredness within health systems, and significant public health threats. The […]
Posted on 07.06.2018
Dialysis at home: saving lives, preserving autonomy
Dialysis can be essential to the wellbeing of people living with kidney failure. However, many patients have concerns about the impact of regular dialysis on their daily activity. Will they lose independence? Will it affect their family and professional lives? Today there are technological solutions that allow patients to adapt their treatment to their way […]
Posted on 07.06.2018
Kidney Disease: catch it early to save lives and money
This blog is part of the Early Diagnosis campaign #BeFirst Early diagnosis and care can prevent illness from developing and slow disease progression. Lab tests, genetic tests, tests for chronic diseases and modern lab diagnostics can help facilitate earlier intervention and improves outcomes for patients and are increasingly valuable in informing treatment choice. Read the other […]
Posted on 06.06.2018
For kidney disease patients, treatment education and choice are key to better outcomes
This blog is part of the Early Diagnosis campaign #BeFirstEarly diagnosis and care can prevent illness from developing and slow disease progression. Lab tests, genetic tests, tests for chronic diseases and modern lab diagnostics can help facilitate earlier intervention and improves outcomes for patients and are increasingly valuable in informing treatment choice. Read the other blogs here: A […]
Posted on 28.11.2017
Celebrating 40 years of Spanish MedTech
Fenin, the Spanish medtech federation, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Founded in 1977, the year of Spain’s first democratic elections, the organisation has worked with more than 20 health ministers and seen several landmark developments. These include the establishment of the tax-funded universal National Health System (SNS), growing responsibility for health policy at regional […]
Posted on 26.09.2017
Laboratory Diagnostics: Delivering savings by preventing disease progression – A perspective from Poland
A new report on Laboratory Medicine in Poland highlights the role of laboratory diagnostics in the timely treatment of chronic conditions. Not only can investment in early diagnosis save and improve lives, it can also save money on long-term care. ‘There is not enough data on how health budgets are spent,’ says Jozef Jakubiec, Director […]