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  • Digital health
  • Healthcare policy
  • Medical technology

Background:

  • Germany's 2019 Digital Healthcare Act allows doctors to prescribe health apps.
  • This reform integrates digital health tools into standard medical care for insured patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the benefits of integrating health apps into standard care.
  • To identify areas for improvement in the Digital Healthcare Act regulation.

Main Methods:

  • A semistructured interview study was conducted with 23 stakeholders in Germany.
  • Thematic analysis was employed, using descriptive and pattern coding.

Main Results:

  • Stakeholders largely believe prescribing health apps can enhance treatment quality.
  • The study identified 79 first-order codes and 9 second-order codes from the interviews.

Conclusions:

  • Health apps can improve treatment quality by broadening options and promoting patient understanding.
  • Flexibility is a key advantage, but requires patient self-motivation, posing a challenge.
  • The Digital Healthcare Act shows potential to modernize the German healthcare system.