Digitalization in the healthcare sector

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ePA for everyone - what you need to know now

The Electronic Patient Record (ePA) is your very personal and secure storage location for your health data. It enables you and healthcare professionals to view and manage them digitally. From January 2025, all people with statutory health insurance will receive an ePA - unless you object.

Here we tell you everything you need to know about it - from the functions of the ePA and how to use it to installation and activation. From access rights and data protection to a glossary with the most important terms relating to the ePA and digitalisation in the healthcare sector in general.

Günter Wältermann, Chairman of the Board of Management of AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, explains the opportunities that the ePA brings in a video interview.

The ePA explained in a nutshell - take a look.

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The ‘AOK Ident’ app: your secure access to digital health services

It’s hard to remember different login details. The “AOK Ident” app provides the solution: once set up, you can log in securely to ePA – and soon to “Meine AOK” as well. This makes it the central key to your digital AOK services.

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The most important health services in one app: ‘AOK Mein Leben’

View electronic patient files (ePA), redeem e-prescriptions at the pharmacy and much more – as an AOK Rheinland/Hamburg policyholder, you can do all this and more with the ‘AOK Mein Leben’ app. We explain how it works.

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Always there for you: the online services of your AOK Rheinland/Hamburg

Are you already familiar with the online services offered by your health insurance company? Find out here what digital services are available and why they can be a good and secure solution for you.

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A look over the shoulder at a doctor's surgery: ‘The ePA is essential’

Doctor Stefan Spieren is convinced that the electronic patient file brings numerous benefits for patients and doctors. In this interview, he explains how he introduced the ePA in his practice, which functions he uses most frequently and how all sides benefit from it.

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‘After six months of ePA, we are looking at a success story’

The Electronic Patient Record will be introduced for all people with statutory health insurance on 15 January 2025. Günter Wältermann, CEO of AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, reveals the benefits in an interview.

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The Electronic Patient Record (ePA) explained simply

From 2025, all people with statutory health insurance will receive an ePA. Find out here at a glance how the ePA securely manages your health data and what benefits it offers.