Health apps now available on prescription in Germany
Nov 4, 2020
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The move follows the launch of the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG) in 2019, which grants doctors in Germany permission to prescribe apps to their patients. According to consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners, while only six per cent of patients have used paid medical apps in the past, around 60 percent say they would use these tools if their physician prescribed them and the costs were covered.
