German Health Minister Seeks Digitization of Healthcare

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A plan to create electronic patient files and expand electronic prescriptions has raised concerns among insurance companies and patient advocates.

German Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach is looking to implement big plans for further digitization of the healthcare system. His plan is to start"catching up both in everyday care and in research." He envisions the expansion of electronic medical records, electronic prescriptions, and telemedicine. The German Federal Cabinet recently passed two pieces of draft legislation: the Digital Act and the Act on the Use of Health Data.

Previously, only as medical devices in risk classes I or IIa were classified as DiGA. The Cabinet now also wants medical devices in risk class IIb to be classified as DiGA. Above all, DiGA should become more affordable, according to the government."The pricing for the DiGA should be more strictly based on success criteria and therefore be even more useful for adjusting the offering. A more transparent quality competition will be established," says the draft legislation.

This situation should now change. In the future and as decided by the Cabinet, an independent body shall coordinate the independent use of health data."In this respect, data from a range of data sources will first be combined together. The access point should function as a central contact point for those using the data," the BMG explained.

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