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A new draft law stipulates that certain health apps will be paid for by health insurance companies from 2020. An important prerequisite for this is that a doctor has prescribed the app. The apps prove to be particularly useful for patients with chronic illnesses who have to take medication every day. In the future, doctors could also offer video consultations and advise patients. In this way, the Federal Ministry is trying to make the work of specialists easier. Is this the new trend in healthcare and what benefits do the apps bring?
Health apps for chronically ill patients will be prescribed by doctors from 2020
The law will come into force in 2020 and from then on doctors will be allowed to prescribe certain applications for chronically ill patients. On the one hand, the apps can remind the patient that they have to take their medication, and on the other hand, they act as a kind of diary. All medications taken and their side effects or effects are entered in the patient's diary. In this way, the family doctor can later assess whether the dose needs to be corrected or the medication needs to be replaced with another one. Additional features such as scanned package inserts can provide additional important information. The health apps can be particularly useful forPeople with memory disordersprove helpful. Patients with high blood pressure or diabetics who need to check their sugar or blood pressure levels daily will also benefit from the free apps.
First measure for the digitalization of the healthcare system
The new law is the first step towards the digitalization of the healthcare system. The goal is to create a database of patient records in the future, to which all pharmacies and doctors will have access. Critics express fears that patients' personal data could be repeatedly attacked by hackers. For this purpose, the draft also includes measures for secure Internet access. The question remains as to how these electronic patient files will be legally regulated, as insured persons currently have no access to them and cannot enter any changes in them themselves.
