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, you can reject certain functions and still benefit from the electronic patient record. The following functions can be blocked individually:
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.
We have provided you with information on the electronic patient record in a separate article (in German) on the ePA in accordance with Section 343 of the German Social Code, Book 5 (SGB V).