E-patient files start: Hardly any contradiction to insured persons expected!

E-patient files start: Hardly any contradiction to insured persons expected!

hardly any resistance to the revolution in healthcare! The upcoming introduction of electronic patient files (EPA) currently has little sensation under Germany's 75 million insured persons. As a survey by the German Press Agency shows, only a few insured persons have expressed concerns about the automatic creation of their EPA. This digital file that all health data stores centrally could soon become a reality.

The countdown is running! Since summer, an extensive campaign has been providing information about the EPA, which will be available for everyone from January. So far, only a small percentage has objected, and the numbers are revealing: With AOK, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Barmer and DAK, the insured are largely agreed with this digital innovation. At AOK, only 1 percent of the insured have lodged an objection, and even the TK recorded in the low single -digit percentage range. "We have reached only a few contradictions," confirms a spokesman for the Barmer. The trust seems to be great!

The future of digitized health care

"The electronic patient file is more than overdue," said Doris Pfeiffer, CEO of the GKV Spitzenverband. She described the first feedback as a "very good interim result" and sees the EPA a "great opportunity to sustainably improve people's care". The EPA will be introduced across the board on January 15, unless the insured have contradicted.

What is at stake? The EPA promises to become an indispensable digital companion! Patients can access their data via an app and insert documents such as findings and laboratory values. This digital memory should not only facilitate communication between doctors, but also quickly provide vital information in emergencies. A test operation will start in two model regions from mid -January before the entire Federal Republic will follow from March. However, data protection officers are critical of the resolution of the objection - so the excitement continues!