The e-prescription should actually start next week in Westphalia-Lippe and Schleswig-Holstein. But shortly before the start, the Schleswig-Holstein Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVSH) have doubts.
The Schleswig-Holstein Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVSH) has withdrawn from the introduction of electronic prescriptions for the time being. The reason is that mail-based implementation is prohibited under the state data protection law, the KVSH announced on Monday. This blocks the most practical way for patients. Digital solutions that practices and patients use equally cannot be implemented at the moment.
According to the KVSH, the benefits of the e-prescription for medical practices lie in the low-bureaucratic creation and for patients in the saving of journeys. “Both cannot be achieved at the moment,” said the CEO of KVSH, Monika Schliffke, assessing the situation. The state data protection agency has announced that dataless transfer QR codes generated by the practice management system are to be classified as health data. In contrast to the paper prescription, there is a risk of liability for the practices in the event of misuse.
With the e-prescription, those with statutory health insurance no longer receive a pink slip of paper, but a code on their smartphone with which they can obtain the desired drug from the pharmacy. If you don’t have the app you need or don’t use a smartphone, you get the code printed out on a piece of paper.
The e-prescription should actually start next week in Westphalia-Lippe and Schleswig-Holstein. This is a step-by-step model from the semi-state-owned company Gematik. The doctors and clinics do not have to take part in the three-month pilot process in the two regions. However, if the Gematik shareholders rate the regional launch as a success, the use of e-prescriptions would become mandatory from December. Originally, the e-prescription was to become mandatory nationwide as early as January 2022.
Communication KVSH
Source: Stern
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