"But with a new tech update coming, many doctors offices are facing the loss of digital services such as e-prescriptions and electronic sick notes, it has emerged. It's nearly two years since e-prescriptions (known as an ' e-Rezept ') became mandatory in Germany. Instead of a paper slip, prescriptions in Germany are added directly to the patient's health card by a doctor. The patients can then take the card to a pharmacy - or use the E-Rezept app - to pick up their medicine."
"In a letter to the Federal Network Agency, the KBV warns of a "digital standstill". Without functional electronic cards, doctors would no longer be able to send e-prescriptions, electronic certificates of incapacity for work (eAU) or doctor's letters. In practice, this would mean they would have to return to handing out paper forms. "Such an exclusion of thousands of practices and pharmacies would have serious consequences - also fo"
E-prescriptions became mandatory in Germany nearly two years ago, with prescriptions added directly to patients' health cards or accessed via the E-Rezept app. Pharmacies have reported prescriptions sometimes missing from cards, causing missed access to treatment and extra phone calls or follow-up visits. The RSA-2048 encryption used across the system will expire at the end of 2025, and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) will replace it for stronger security. More than 50,000 electronic health professional cards (eHBA) and numerous card terminals and connectors are not yet updated. The KBV warned of a "digital standstill" that could force a return to paper forms and create serious consequences for practices and pharmacies.
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