Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is counting on rapid positive effects by launching electronic patient records (ePA) for all insured people at the beginning of next year. The Social Democratic Party politician in Berlin said at the start of a media campaign that the EPA would lead to better care and less bureaucracy. According to a law passed by the Traffic Light Alliance, all people with statutory health insurance will have an EPA created by their health insurance company at the beginning of 2025 – unless they decline it. It is intended to be a digital repository of results, laboratory values, and medication-related information. Here are the answers to the most important questions.
