Hornung, GerritGoetz, Christoph F.-J.Goldschmidt, Andreas J. W.2018-01-162018-01-1620052005https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/12462The new regulation of § 291a SGB V as well as political goals mandate the nationwide rollout of an electronic health insurance card in Germany by the 1st of January 2006. The legal framework is laid by the Modernization law for Statutory Health Care. However, major challenges remain in the development of the necessary framework architecture and the integration into existing hospital and physicians’ offices management systems. The health insurance card opens the perspective for electronic patient records, promising direct advantages for patients as well as for the health care providers involved. However, it remains to be seen how the currently ongoing dispute about the technical implementation of sensitive data storage involved (card or server based systems) might delay the realization of this ambitious project.Business ProcessesData ProtectionElectronic Patient RecordFramework ArchitectureHealth Insurance CardLegal FrameworkText/Journal Article1861-8936