Integration of digital health applications into the German healthcare system: development of "The DiGA-Care Path".

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since 2019 people who have insured in the German statutory health insurance are entitled to use certified apps called the Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen [Digital Health Applications (DiGAs)]. The prerequisite for this is that an app certified as DiGA and suitable for their diagnosis exists. The DiGA can then either be prescribed by a physician or psychotherapist or requested by the patient from the statutory health insurance fund. Given the novelty of this type of healthcare, the implementation of a DiGA should be closely monitored to identify potential weaknesses and achieve quality improvements. To enable an analysis of the supply of DiGAs step-by-step, we aimed to create the DiGA-Care Path.

Methods

We conducted three steps to create the DiGA-Care Path. First

SUBMITTER: Giebel GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966120 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature