As EU pushes for digitised medical records, Germany’s e-patient files fall behind

by | Apr 7, 2025 | cross-border data flows, cross-border health, cross-border health care, cybersecurity, digital health, digitalisation, EHDS, eHSDI, electronic patient file, EPA, Estonia, eu health data space, EU4health, European Commission, european health data space, german health ministry, Germany, Health data, Patients, Spain

The EU wants digitised patient medical files to be accessible by doctors across the bloc. Germany’s delayed e-record rollout shows some of the challenges ahead.