The book "App from the doctor – Better health through digital medicine" gives patients an overview of the digitalization of the healthcare system.
In understandable language and with the help of vivid examples as well as appropriate comparisons with daily life, the “App from the doctor” illustrates the effects of digital healthcare on doctors and patients. The main topics are dealt with and important terms such as eHealth or health cloud are explained. As the book title suggests, the focus is on health apps and health startups. The book is thus a first guide for patients who want to deal with the topic of digitization in the healthcare system.
About the authors
The authors Jens Spahn (former member of the Health Committee of the German Bundestag), Dr. med. Markus Müschenich and Prof. Dr. med. Jörg F. Debatin are all proven experts in their field and let their many years of experience flow into the book. As a founding member and board member of the Federal Association of Internet Medicine and co-founder of a health startup incubator, Dr. med. Markus Müschenich in detail with the digitalization of the healthcare system. In 2014, together with Caterna Vision, he launched the world's first “prescription app” on the healthcare market.
More about data protection
Data protection is neglected in the book or the impression is given that patients would have to cut back on data protection if they wanted to use health apps. That is definenitly not true. There are certainly providers and platforms that attach great importance to data protection and can even have this certified by an external body. For example, we have our Health Cloud HealthDataSpace in a complex certification process with the data protection seal of approval of the Independent State Center for Data Protection (ULD) get certified. Incidentally, our is suitable for all patients who are looking for decision support when choosing health applications Checklist "How to recognize trustworthy health apps",
