Health
Cabinet decides to boost e-prescriptions and e-patient files
In the healthcare sector, Germany is to become more digital. photo
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Book trips, transfer money: In everyday life, a lot is done digitally. In the healthcare sector, however, Germany is still a “developing country”. The Minister of Health is now speeding up two flagship projects.
Lauterbach said: “We are starting a race to catch up both in everyday care and in research.” Patients should be confident that their health data is being used securely wherever they are to provide them with better care. Digitization is to be accelerated with two laws that are now being passed in the Bundestag.
As a core project, health insurance companies should automatically set up electronic files for all those with statutory health insurance by January 15, 2025 – unless you object. They should be a personal data store and accompany patients throughout their lives at all doctors. The bundled data should also avoid drug interactions and multiple examinations. E-files had already been introduced as an option in 2021, but are hardly ever used.
Draft law on e-patient records and e-prescriptions Explanations of the regulations Draft law on the use of health data Explanations of the regulations