The Court of Audit (RH) criticized the electronic patient file (ELGA) on Thursday. It has not yet been completed, resulting in unnecessary duplicate investigations. There is also no overview of the total costs.
The Court of Audit looked at the years 2018 to 2022. At the start of ELGA (2015), there were no concrete objectives yet, it is said. Today, the rules still allow for “different interpretations.” The use is also different. According to the Court of Audit, electronic reports are so far only provided in hospitals, but they should also be available in specialist practices, radiology institutes and laboratories. For example, image data and blood values could be sent. Because not everything is always recorded, unnecessary duplicate examinations arise.
The RH also recommends expanding the e-vaccination certificate and e-medication. By the end of 2023, four vaccinations had to be registered in ELGA: Covid-19, flu, Mpox (monkeypox) and human papillomavirus (HPV). There is no overview of the total costs.
Rauch: “Expansion is happening much too slowly”
Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) said the report was “right on many points”. “The expansion of ELGA into a real health portal with practical benefits has been far too slow so far.” It has now been decided to provide a standardized summary of basic medical information for each person. In addition, there are ‘many new things planned’.
Patients have the option to withdraw from ELGA. Healthcare professionals use electronic prescriptions and medications differently. Many people print a recipe on demand in exactly the same way.
Source: Krone
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