Overview
- The electronic patient record (ePA) system is currently being tested in three regions of Germany, but significant technical problems have been reported.
- Doctors' associations in Bayern, Hamburg, Nordrhein, and Westfalen-Lippe have urged Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to delay the national rollout to address these issues.
- Since January 15, approximately 70 million insured individuals in Germany have been issued ePAs unless they opted out, with 300 medical facilities participating in the pilot phase.
- Reports indicate that a third of participating practices in Westfalen-Lippe have been unable to test the system due to missing technical prerequisites.
- The government agency Gematik plans to evaluate the pilot phase in mid-March, but doctors warn that the timeline may be too short to resolve critical technical challenges.