Digital health application: The app on prescription
Digital health application: The app on prescription
Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen (DiGA) sind Deine Chance, die digitale medizinische Versorgung voranzutreiben. Außerdem eröffnen DiGA Dir einen international, einzigartigen Kostenerstattungsweg. Denn gesetzlich Krankenversicherte haben nach dem Digitalen Versorgungsgesetz (DGV) einen Anspruch auf DiGA, die von Ärzt:innen und Psychotherapeut:innen verordnet und durch Krankenkassen erstattet werden können. Alternativ können Patient:innen die Erstattung einer DiGA auch direkt bei ihrer Krankenkasse beantragen.
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Requirement for listing in the DiGA directory: The digital health application must meet all requirements (among others) for safety, usability, quality, medical benefit, data protection and security.
The pathway of a Digital Health Application until its inclusion in the DiGA Directory (BfArM) looks like this:
The positive care effect of digital health applications
The positive care effect of digital health applications
Medical benefit
- Improvement in the state of health
- Reducing the duration of illness
- Prolonging survival
- Improving the quality of life
Patient-relevant improvement of structure and processes (among other things):
- Coordination of treatment procedures
- Easier access to healthcare
- Patient safety
- Developing health literacy
Penetration testing in DiGA development
With the enactment of the DVPMG, penetration testing is now mandatory for all Digital Health Applications, not just those with elevated protection requirements. The goal of penetration testing is to quickly identify security vulnerabilities and create maximum data security. We are happy to support you in creating the test concept in accordance with the BSI’s implementation concept for penetration tests and taking into account the current OWASP Top 10 security risks. In order to maintain objectivity, all our penetration tests are carried out by our BAYOOTEC experts.