Risk aversion in DiGA prescriptions: More aversion than risk

❓What it’s all about.

Digital health applications (DiGA) have become increasingly important in recent years. They offer a variety of ways to complement therapies and help patients manage their conditions. Despite the potential inherent in these technologies, many physicians in private practice are hesitant to prescribe them to their patients. One of the main arguments is often the perceived lack of data or experience with these applications. But this risk aversion not only slows down medical progress, it also contains a helpful support.

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The booster for practice management: Digital anamnesis

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The variety of possibilities offered by digitisation of practice work only becomes apparent to GPs and specialists when they look beyond the “end of their nose” of the TI. For example, a digital medical history can significantly improve efficiency and productivity in medical practices.

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Digitisation of GP and specialist practices: What medical professional associations could do to help progress

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What it’s all about

Medical associations and specialist societies comment on the topic of “digitisation” in strategy and concept papers as well as in press releases, but the matter has so far not been included at all or only to a limited extent in the continuing education activities for their members.

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Digitisation of outpatient medicine: The mainstream is misleading

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What it’s all about

Digitisation in the outpatient sector continues to be slow, mainly due to a limiting definition on the physician side. Medical associations talk about digitalisation, but mainly refer to the telematics infrastructure (TI) and some accompanying aspects such as digital anamnesis and DTx.

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Toxic mindsets in outpatient medicine: Digitization as add-on or substitution

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What it’s all about

The focus of many discussions on the topic of “digitization of medical practice” is the question of how primary care physicians and specialists can build digital competence. In this context, however, it is necessary to clear out toxic mindsets that steer the understanding of the matter in the wrong direction. One is the mindset that digital solutions will complement or replace what already exists.

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Digitisation of GP and specialist practices: The curse of inaction

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What it’s all about

The current plans of the Federal Ministry of Health for the digitalisation of the health care system will put many GPs and specialists under pressure. The reason for this will not be the digitisation itself and possible mishaps, but the misalignment of the practice’s internal processes.

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Digitisation of the medical practice: there will be no reduction in workload

What it’s all about

One positive aspect that is always expected in the context of digitalisation is the reduction of workload for doctors and medical assistants. But in the overall work balance, the activities that are eliminated by automation are offset by new work that is added.

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