{"id":12302,"date":"2023-04-06T14:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oberender.com\/unkategorisiert\/bmgs-digitization-strategy-strengthening-digitization-enters-the-next-round\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:19:03","slug":"bmgs-digitization-strategy-strengthening-digitization-enters-the-next-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oberender.com\/en\/bmgs-digitization-strategy-strengthening-digitization-enters-the-next-round\/","title":{"rendered":"BMG’s digitization strategy – strengthening digitization enters the next round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The implementation of projects from the Hospital Futures Act<\/strong> (KHZG) is currently in full swing. The financial support for patient portals, cloud computing, digital medication management and digital documentation is intended to significantly increase the maturity of German hospitals by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n

Digitization strategy for healthcare and nursing<\/h3>\n\n

Now, at the beginning of March, the Minister of Health is presenting a comprehensive digitization strategy<\/strong>, taking aim at the entire healthcare system. From the digitization of health offices, data mining for research, better intersectoral communication to the expansion of applications in outpatient care (e.g., e-prescription, DiGA, DMPs). <\/p>\n\n

Specific plans include a digitization law and a health data utilization law.<\/p>\n\n

Goals and key topics of the digitization strategy<\/h3>\n\n

The contents have not yet been fixed by law. <\/p>\n\n

However, the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) envisages three main topics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n

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Three main topics of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) envisages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Improving care processes, health data utilization and user-friendliness are comprehensively addressed to all players in the healthcare system<\/strong> (see Fig.). The primary goals of the planned laws are to increase quality and efficiency<\/strong> in medical and nursing care, and to increase patient self-determination<\/strong> and empowerment.<\/p>\n\n

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1) Digital supply processes<\/h3>\n\n

The focus of improving medical and administrative processes is on faster development and dissemination of ePA applications, assisted telemedicine, and rapid transition to predominantly digital exchange. Patients should be able to obtain better information about care offerings via an information portal. The effect through the KHZG or \u00d6GD (Public Health Service) funding is to be reflected in a higher digital maturity level of health offices and hospitals. The digital competence of healthcare personnel will be promoted more strongly in the future through training and continuing education programs.<\/p>\n\n

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Digital care processes – acceleration in the expansion and spread of ePA applications, assisted telemedicine & digital data exchange.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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2) Health data use<\/h3>\n\n

Germany is also to be strengthened as a research location in the future. The more structured data collection and processing serves, among other things, the better detection of health threats<\/strong> (e.g. pandemics). This includes, for example, billing, supply, study, genomic, and registry data. At the same time, patients should have better access to their own health data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

In the future, data collection will be handled by three central offices:<\/p>\n\n