Patients should also be allowed to be treated exclusively via electronic communications media such as Skype. According to a report from Spiegel, Federal association wants to ensure this. Thus, pure online consultation, in which doctor and patient never meet, are to be made possible. For German health care system This would be a big change.

As magazine reports with reference to minutes of a board meeting of Medical Chamber, professional representation of doctors wants to loosen so-called remote treatment ban. In future it should be said: "An exclusive consultation or treatment via electronic communication media is permitted if this is a medically justifiable case in individual cases."

The precondition is that patient is informed about "special features" of a pure online consultation and physician carefully documents all findings and treatments. The pass should be recommended to delegates of German Doctors ' day in Erfurt for a vote in May.

Pilot project in Baden-Württemberg

Medical professional law has so far set limits for exclusive remote treatment. In Baden-Württemberg, for example, re is already a pilot project from Health Insurance Association. In 2017, Doctoral council had decided to review current regulations.

For years, majority of medical profession had vehemently resisted relaxation of remote treatment ban and demanded at least a personal first contact between physicians and patients. Since year 2000, companies in Switzerland offer medical consultations by telephone or video around clock and also make recipes.

Date Of Update: 24 February 2018, 12:03