Broad-scale introduction in Germany requires a long-term strategy and an effective governance structure
Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)
Timo Thranberend, Prof. Dr. Peter Haas
SPOTLIGHT Healthcare: Electronic health records
- Format Type
- Date of publication
- 05/09/2017
- Edition
- 1. edition
- Volume/Format
- 8 pages, PDF
Format
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PDF
Price
Free of charge
Description
It’s time the German health care system introduced electronic health records. Experts have long agreed on the need for this, and now German law mandates it. But what steps should be taken to ensure e-health records yield comprehensive benefits? Answers to these questions are provided in the expert report “Einrichtungsübergreifende Elektronische Patientenakten als Basis für integrierte patientenzentrierte Behandlungsmanagement-Plattformen” (in German). Professor Peter Haas, Medical Information Scientist at the University of Applied Arts and Sciences, Dortmund, offers both an introduction to the conditions required for an e-health records system that cuts across institutions and recommendations for its broad-scale implementation.
