E-prescription on the home stretch

30.06.2020 17:02

The path for electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions) is clear. gematik has published the required document package with the specifications for the further development of the telematics infrastructure (release 4.0.0). This is an important step towards improving care. From July 2021, the e-prescription will replace the previous paper prescription in everyday practice.

"The E-prescription will bring enormous added value to healthcare and usefully complement the paper prescription. Until now, everything – from creating prescriptions to dispensing them at the pharmacy – was paper-based and ultimately characterized by media disruptions. I am convinced that people will soon only have their own E-prescription-Use the app,” emphasizes gematik managing director Dr. Markus Leyck Dieken. “The next generation will only know the paper recipe from history books.”

With the E-prescription Practice employees and pharmacists should be given more time for their patients or customers. Patients are given the opportunity to be more flexible when it comes to medication and to be more actively involved in their treatment. According to gematik, patients can choose whether the prescription is sent to them on their smartphone or whether a printout with a 2D code is given to them.

In addition to the specifications for the E-prescription includes that Release 4.0.0 Documents on the further development of the electronic patient file (ePA 2.0) - in accordance with the proposed Patient Data Protection Act (PDSG) - as well as on the further development of the KIM communication platform.