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20 February 2020

Insuring Healthcare against emerging risks

Ben Rose, chief underwriting officer for Digital Risks, explores how professionals now face an increasing number of risks beyond traditional
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5 December 2016

Discount Apple Watch offered for health data

A private insurer is offering UK customers super cheap Apple Watches with its policies but there's a catch (or two).
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29 September 2014

Third-party report GP software launched

GP practices are being offered free access to software that creates and electronically sends reports for insurance companies and other
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Information Commissioner's Office
28 July 2014

ICO to examine insurers’ use of GP info

The Information Commissioner’s Office is examining why insurance companies are requesting patients’ full medical records from GP practices instead of
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18 January 2010

Germany suspends e-health card project

The roll-out of Germay’s national e-health smart card has been put on hold, with a review to be carried out
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10 November 2009

Achmea chooses Philips for telehealth

Royal Philips Electronics has partnered with Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, to develop solutions that will
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26 August 2009

BVMED sets out medical technology plan

The German Medical Technology Association, BVMED, has published a ten point plan for advanced medical technology in patient care. The
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17 August 2009

CompuGroup posts strong sales growth

German health IT company CompuGroup has announced a 61% increase in sales in the second quarter of 2009 compared with
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28 July 2009

CompuGroup subsidiary wins Turkish deal

CompuGroup’s Turkish subsidiary Promed has won a €1.2m deal from insurance firm Axa to support claims handling and processing. CompuGroup
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6 July 2009

German insurer automates mail

One of the largest health insurance companies in Germany, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has rolled out a digital mailroom platform to
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