The buzzwords “strengthening telemedicine,” “digitization in healthcare,” and “better networking among healthcare providers” have been ubiquitous long before the 2016 Act on Secure Digital Communication and Applications in Healthcare (E-Health Act). Further legislative measures for the current legislative term have already been announced. The healthcare industry also faces the ever-growing challenge of European competitors using digital communication media to penetrate the German healthcare market—which has thus far been largely shielded by the in-person provision of medical services by physicians.
These developments and the associated policy challenges prompted an event on the topic of “telemedicine” hosted by the Saxon Economic Council of the CDU e.V. At the invitation of the State Expert Commission on “Health and Care,” Prof. Dr. Hahn spoke there on April 25, 2018, about the current legal issues surrounding digitization in the healthcare industry. The agenda included, among other topics, national and European aspects of the cross-border provision of healthcare services, the expansion of Germany’s telematics infrastructure, and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). The subsequent discussion also provided an opportunity for an in-depth exchange with representatives from health insurance companies and healthcare providers.
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Prof. Dr. iur. Erik Hahn
Chair of Civil Law, Business Law, and Real Estate Law
Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Business Administration and Engineering Management
Building Z II, Room 002
Schliebenstraße 21
02763 Zittau
03583 612-4619
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