Hoyer: Digital laws mark a turning point in the digitalization of the healthcare system
13.11.2023 18:12
On the occasion of the first reading of the law to accelerate the digitalization of the healthcare system (DigiG) and the law to improve the use of health data (GDNG) in the Bundestag, the deputy chairman of the AOK Federal Association, Jens Martin Hoyer, welcomed the legislator's plans in principle:
“Despite all the criticism in detail, the digital law marks a real turning point in the digitalization of the German healthcare system: with the introduction of the electronic patient file for everyone and the associated objection solution, the ePA can finally develop into the central platform for the storage and secure exchange of health data . This gives us the chance that the digital exchange of medical information and documents between the doctors and clinics involved in the treatment will improve significantly from 2025.
The Health Data Use Act will also bring important progress. When it comes to the effective and systematic use of health data, Germany lags behind many other European countries. It is therefore good that politicians are tackling this issue, for example to promote the development of innovative research approaches. The plan to enable statutory health insurance companies to carry out data-supported evaluations to improve individual health protection and the care of their insured persons deserves special praise. This opens the door to numerous useful applications.”