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Frailty and preoperative anaemia: why the pre-anaesthesia clinic should start earlier
Validated risk scores in premedication: RCRI, Duke Activity Status Index, Apfel score
Informed consent 2026: what has changed legally for physicians and hospitals
Legally sound patient education in 2025: why comprehensive information is indispensable today – insights from current case law and digital innovation
Overview of providers of patient education solutions in the DACH region
Why the medical history is the blind spot in digitalising the surgical process
Digitalising patient education in everyday hospital practice, rethought
Why an electronic record alone is not enough: structured data instead of a collection of PDFs
Six factors that influence patient understanding in preoperative patient education
Digital patient education: how modern medical practices make “informed consent” legally sound and efficient
Smart medical history: how it differs from a digital questionnaire
Checking drug allergies and cross-allergies in the digital medical history
From medical history to patient education: how an end-to-end digital process gives physicians more time for the patients who really need it
The psychology of good patient education: how language, visuals and storytelling promote understanding
SES, AES or QES for surgical informed consent — which eIDAS level is legally sound? A factual assessment for hospitals in the DACH region.
ISO 27001 and BSI C5: what hospital IT managers need to check when selecting digital patient intake software
One video instead of two appointments – combined vs. separate patient education for anaesthesia and surgery
Cloud or on-premise in hospitals: what IT security and liability law actually require
Avoiding duplicate diagnostics through a structured medical history – the cost factor for hospitals and health insurers
What does a pre-anaesthesia consultation really cost? A health economic calculation.
The consent sheet is not a form, but the result of a process
Burden of proof for informed consent: why a signature is not enough in a liability case
Telemedical consent discussion: the legal position for ASA I/II patients in Germany and Austria
Mallampati classification and digital medical history: why airway assessment stays in the hospital
Informed consent in Austria: legal framework, practice and challenges for medical staff
Preoperative admission process: where physician time is lost — and how that is changing
Why generic consent sheets become a liability risk in hospitals
KHAG funding eligibility: classification of the medudoc workflow platform
Digital pre-anaesthesia: why 2026 is becoming a turning point for preoperative workflows
Why generic medical patient education videos are not enough
Digital patient education: an implementation guide for hospitals
medudoc at DMEA in Berlin – digital patient education rethought
Four success factors for introducing digital patient education in everyday hospital practice
Expert evening in Vienna: how digital patient education increases patient throughput
Digital patient education in practice: greater legal certainty, less time pressure
Digital concepts of patient education in ophthalmology
How modern patient education with video solutions noticeably relieves everyday hospital practice
Why user-centred digitalisation in hospitals can finally work: a practical example from patient education
From blue to red: medudoc with new owners, a new team and a new platform strategy
Individualised patient education videos at Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
The paperless waiting room: interview with Dr. Arash Zarkesh
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