Germany's major health insurers will bear the costs of "videosprechstunden" (video consultations) as part of e-health legislation that came into effect on 1 January. It is part of a raft of measures aimed at moving to a digital system, which includes rewarding doctors for using paperless documentation and good maintenance of data within a national database. While many companies have been eager to develop the sector, set to be worth €$437mm (400) this year, regulatory progress, especially regarding the handling of sensitive data, has slowed adoption.
Germany's major health insurers will bear the costs of "videosprechstunden" (video consultations) as part of e-health legislation that came into effect on 1 January. It is part of a raft of measures aimed at moving to a digital system, which includes rewarding doctors for using paperless documentation and good maintenance of data within a national database. While many companies have been eager to develop the sector, set to be worth €400m ($437m) this year, regulatory progress, especially regarding the handling of sensitive data, has slowed adoption.