Journal article
The prospective tellematics-framework for health care? Legal framework, technology, infrastructure and economic aspects
Publication Details
Authors: | Hornung, G.; Goetz, C.; Goldschmidt, A. |
Publication year: | 2005 |
Journal: | Wirtschaftsinformatik |
Pages range : | 171-179 |
Volume number: | 47 |
Start page: | 171 |
End page: | 179 |
ISSN: | 0937-6429 |
eISSN: | 1861-8936 |
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Abstract
The new regulation of 291 a SGB Vas well as political goals mandate the nationwide roll-out of an electronic health insurance card in Germany by the 1st of January 2006. The legal framework is laid by the Modernization low for Statutory Health Care. However, major challenges remain in the development of the necessary framework architecture and the integration into existing hospital and physicians' offices management systems. The health insurance card opens the perspective for, electronic patient records, promising direct advantages for patients as well as for the health care providers involved. However, it remains to be seen how the currently ongoing dispute about the technical implementation of sensitive data storage involved (card or server based systems) might delay the realization of this ambitious project.
The new regulation of 291 a SGB Vas well as political goals mandate the nationwide roll-out of an electronic health insurance card in Germany by the 1st of January 2006. The legal framework is laid by the Modernization low for Statutory Health Care. However, major challenges remain in the development of the necessary framework architecture and the integration into existing hospital and physicians' offices management systems. The health insurance card opens the perspective for, electronic patient records, promising direct advantages for patients as well as for the health care providers involved. However, it remains to be seen how the currently ongoing dispute about the technical implementation of sensitive data storage involved (card or server based systems) might delay the realization of this ambitious project.
