The electronic patient record explained

Yes, initially your electronic patient record is empty. There is no automatic transfer of your past medical documents. Your doctors will gradually fill your electronic patient record with the documents and data they generate. You also have the option of uploading existing medical documents to your record yourself via the Barmer eCare-App.

Very practical: your e-prescription data are automatically transferred to the electronic patient record to create your personal medication list. Once a quarter, Barmer will then create an overview of all the healthcare services you have received from doctors' practices or hospitals.

Yes, in order to keep the electronic patient record up to date, it is important to update the data if your state of health or course of treatment changes.
Doctors who you authorize to update your data are obliged to do so at your request. This data comprises information that is collected as part of your current treatment and is available in digital form, such as laboratory results, therapy reports or doctor's letters.

Yes, you can reject certain functions and still benefit from the electronic patient record. The following functions can be blocked individually:

• The automatic transfer of the overview of all health insurance services you have received
• The automatic transfer of your e-prescription data
• The forwarding of data from your patient record to the Federal Health Data Lab

If you do not wish to use these functions, you can block them yourself via the Barmer eCare-App or by contacting the Trust Office at Barmer. 
Note: It will only be possible to submit your rejection from 15.01.2025 (or from 15.07.2025 for data forwarding to the Federal Health Data Lab).

If you change your mind later, you can reactivate the functions at any time.

Yes, you can hide individual documents from view via the Barmer eCare-App. The document will then only be visible to you, and none of your authorized service providers will have access to it.

Yes, the electronic patient record is for insured persons of all ages – including children. It is created automatically, regardless of age. However, if the parents do not want an electronic patient record for their child under the age of 15, they can object to this by contacting the health insurance fund. If the insured person is between the ages of 15 and 17, they can decide for themselves after consulting their parents.

No. Use of the electronic patient record is voluntary for you. You will not experience any disadvantages in your medical treatment if you do not use it. Your healthcare will be provided as usual via the established procedures.

Yes, you can have your entire electronic patient record deleted at any time. You can request this either yourself via the Barmer eCare-App or from Barmer. As a result, all data will be irrevocably deleted.