[Are hospitals allowed to give general physicians access to the electronic medical file?]

By law hospitals are allowed to give general physicians access to the electronic medical file of a patient on the basis of the patient's consent. There are two exceptions to this general rule. Despite the fact that new national and EU legislation is on its way, the possibilities of giving more access to general physicians remain restricted. This despite the fact that hospitals, physicians and patients are generally in favour of giving general physicians more access to electronic medical files in hospitals.