Electronic files for insured persons In this issue of ICW Perspectives we will deal with the topic of digital patient services. Perspectives is the magazine of ICW, where we look at current issues that relate to our software solutions from different perspectives. In addition to project reports from our clients and partners, you will also find technical articles by various authors on specific aspects of patient identification. Read on and enjoy… AOK: Added value for our members Making health information available wherever and whenever patients want it on a self-determined basis: The AOK, a major German health insurance provider, is in the process of developing a digital heal... Read more The electronic record: A win-win situation for everyone Previous illnesses, lab reports, known allergies, medications — if all of a member's major health information is available in digital form and can be accessed from a central platform when treatment is... Read more Electronic records increase health awareness I think the concept of a patient-guided record makes sense in principle. Even now, patients often get reports or discharge letters from their doctors that could easily be made available to the other a... Read more Better decisions thanks to the digital record Without monitoring her physical and performance data, training and competitions would be unthinkable for Laura Philipp. A digital insurance record could store all that information along with her medic... Read more "I want to manage my health myself." Carina Vollmar has found her balance. For this avid blogger from Frankfurt, it involves two important things first and foremost: a balanced diet and keeping in shape. She now has over 50,000 followers... Read more The case for more competition and standards The German Association of Health and IT Vendors, bvitg e.V. (bvitg) advocates for clear legal guidelines and fair competition. That in mind, the motion to amend the Appointments Service and Care Act (... Read more Holistic thinking on data protection When dealing with patient and health data, information security and data protection are the top priorities. Read more Standards lead to success The electronic insurance record is an important step towards the modernization of healthcare systems worldwide. A new cross-enterprise model of patient care will only become a reality when health info... Read more ELGA and networking: A look behind the scenes The Electronic Health Record (ELGA) has been in use by the Lower Austrian Provincial Clinics Holding (NÖ Landeskliniken-Holding) since January 2017. Physicians and patients can access reports anywhere... Read more The Swiss-made patient dossier In international comparisons, medical care in Switzerland ranks at the top. However, digitization of healthcare processes there is just picking up steam. The Electronic Patient Dossier (EPD) is meant ... Read more Added value for everyone! ICW's solutions for electronic patient records offer added value and process improvements for everyone involved. Health record providers (e.g. health insurance companies) need flexible software in ord... Read more Couldn’t find what you are looking for? InterComponentWare Inc. ICW is a leading, internationally operating supplier of software for the healthcare IT market. We improve the IT-based collaboration among healthcare professionals and their patients, as well as the secure exchange and processing of healthcare data across enterprises – always pushing towards our goal to improve the security and efficacy of managing health related information about and for patients. ICW is part of the x-tention group. About us Careers Contact Imprint Privacy ICW Perspectives Responsible Disclosure Phone: +1 650-281-2872 info@icw-global.com InterComponentWare Inc. Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Copyright © 2021 InterComponentWare GmbH.