Dr. Hans-Jochen Brauns
chairperson
German Society for Telemedicine
Germany
Biography
In 1986 he was appointed CEO of the Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin (dpw), a major umbrella welfare organisation. Starting in 1992, he set up a non-profit healthcare company for the dpw with several hospitals, polyclinics, nursing homes – an organisation with nearly 4,000 employees and a turnover of approx. 200 million €. He retired in 2003 and started working as consultant.
Research Interest
Telemedicine services in regular healthcare and especially for elderly persons.