Where do we go from here? – Implementation and further development
Digital transformation of the health and care system is a top priority and urgently needed. Its structured, gradual, but ambitious implementation and further development is therefore essential. Gematik supports the Federal Ministry of Health in implementing the Strategy and developing it further.
Since March 2023, the Digitalisation Strategy for Health and Care has served as a central guide for digital transformation. The Strategy sets out short-term, medium-term and long-term measures to be implemented in the action fields of processes, data use as well as technologies and applications. The successes achieved in the course of implementation are evaluated in an ongoing process using suitable instruments, and – where appropriate – backed up by KPIs.
To assist important decisions, create transparency regarding responsibilities and facilitate acceptance for the transformation, patients, people in need of long-term care, family members, healthcare providers, the scientific community, the healthcare industry, health insurance and long-term care insurance funds and other cost carriers must work together constructively. To facilitate cooperation, a format comprising working groups was therefore introduced, for example. The Working Groups identify among other things potential for improvement in care and administration processes and develop possible solutions.
Two years after publication of the strategy, it is clear that active implementation has started in over 90 percent of the measures and is largely on schedule. The interim report provides an overview of the implementation progress of selected measures and their further development.
In light of recent developments, e.g. with respect to establishing the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and advancements in the area of artificial intelligence, the participation process is currently underway to involve relevant stakeholders from the health and care sector for a first update of the Strategy.
Additional information
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Overview: Digitalisation in healthcare
Advancing digitalisation is a key precondition for the successful evolution of our healthcare system. Learn all about the Federal Ministry of Health’s approach to digital transformation on this website.
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Digitalisation Strategy for Health and Care
The Federal Ministry of Health has developed a Digitalisation Strategy for Health and Care in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders. Click here for an overview.