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Kaufland Pilots In‑Store Telemedicine in Mosbach Offering Sick Notes and Prescriptions

The long‑term trial pairs on‑site medical assistants with Sana MVZ video doctors to ease access where GP coverage is thin.

Overview

  • The 54‑square‑metre, sound‑protected S Medical Room in Kaufland’s Mosbach store operates Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 19:00 for walk‑ins or booked appointments.
  • Patients check in via smartphone or a loaned tablet and connect by video with physicians from Sana’s MVZ in Neckarsulm, assisted in person by medical staff.
  • The service focuses on minor ailments and can issue sick notes and basic prescriptions, with routing to local practices or hospitals when in‑person care is needed.
  • Kaufland and Sana call the project a long‑term pilot and are collecting usage data to decide if and under what conditions they will expand to additional sites.
  • Medical associations caution against care fragmentation even as KBV rules now permit doctors to treat up to 50% of quarterly patients exclusively via video.