TI Dashboard: More details, but number of created e-patient files missing
The TI dashboard for greater transparency was launched three years ago. There are now more details, but no total number of electronic patient records.
(Image: Gematik)
Gematik launched the TI dashboard at the beginning of 2022 as part of a transparency initiative. Since then, it has shown the number of redeemed e-prescriptions and the number of electronic patient records created, among other things, but the latter is now a thing of the past. As of today, the dashboard only shows the number of "opened patient files by medical facilities". According to Gematik, the figure means "how many times a week the ePA is accessed by medical facilities". It also shows how many electronic medication lists (eML) have been opened in the electronic patient record (elektronische Patientenakte, ePA) and how many e-prescriptions have been loaded into the ePA.
(Image:Â TI-Dashboard der Gematik)
According to Gematik, the eML is a central component of the electronic patient file, as it provides an overview of "all medications prescribed via e-prescription and dispensed by pharmacies".
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According to Gematik, the TI dashboard has been rebuilt "as no significant development has taken place here and derived interpretations of contradictions would not be correct". Most recently, the TI dashboard figures indicated that the number of EPAs is falling. While there were still 70,499,929 ePAs created on February 8, the number fell by several tens of thousands in the following days. It seems difficult for those responsible to provide the – figures on the contradictions, which vary greatly depending on the health insurance company.
Private health insurers (PKVs) are making further progress with the spread of electronic patient files. In addition to Allianz and Gothaer, Hallesche and Signal Iduna now also offer an ePA, as a spokesperson for the PKV association told heise online. At the end of the year, more than ten private health insurers also announced that they would be launching the ePA with the provider RISE. "We assume that around 90 percent of the insurance portfolio in private health insurance will be able to use an ePA by the end of the year," the spokesperson said.
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