Jan 14, 2021 | Digitalization, e-health, EN, physicians, statutory health insurance
The statutory health insurers are confident that insured persons will take up the offer of electronic management of their health data in the form of electronic patient files (ePA). The electronic patient file has been available since January 1 on a voluntary basis,...
Jan 14, 2021 | App, Digitalization, EN, statutory health insurance
Digital health apps (German: DiGa for short) are currently used by twelve percent of the German population. The apps on health insurance benefits, which have been approved in this way since October 6, 2020, are unique in the world. No other country has such digital...
Jan 6, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, statutory health insurance
The Scientific Advisory Board for Digital Transformation of the “AOK Nordost” suggests that a so-called „open data“ portal be conceived and implemented in a timely manner, according to a position paper by the eight experts on digitization. The independent...
Jan 6, 2021 | EN, GKV, health policy, statutory health insurance
According to expert estimates, the additional contributions will have to rise drastically in 2022 at the latest if the deficit of the statutory health insurance funds (German: GKV) is to be absorbed. This is because the planned gentle increase in additional...
Dez 10, 2020 | Digitalization, EN, statutory health insurance, therapy
The Federal Office for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has just approved the sixth „App on prescription“. The „Invirto“ app from the Hamburg-based company Sympatient is designed to help patients with panic attacks and anxiety disorders to get...
Nov 27, 2020 | EN, statutory health insurance
Whether the additional contribution in the legal health insurance (GKV) is raised only on the average little or however a doubling threatens, experts do not know yet. However, it is a fact that the average additional contribution for 2021, which is variable, will be...