DAK ePA

Your DAK ePA app - the electronic patient file of DAK-Gesundheit

Doctor's letters, prescriptions, X-rays, OP reports - over the course of a lifetime, a lot of data about one's own health accumulates. With the electronic patient file (ePA) you can save and manage them. We offer our customers the DAK ePA app so that you can use the patient file on your smartphone.

What is the EHR?

The ePA is a protected memory for health data and medical documents. You can store and manage your data in one place and decide who has access to it. With your consent, your doctors can file findings and reports in the ePA. The ePA is free and voluntary.

What is the DAK ePA app?

The DAK ePA app is a mobile application that helps you to use and manage your ePA data yourself. The app is free and ad-free. The collected data is available to you anytime and anywhere.

What can the ePA do?

In the ePA you can save, delete and manage information about your own health. You can assign read permissions and allow your treating physicians and hospitals to upload data for you there themselves.

This data can be:

• Laboratory Results

• Therapy and treatment reports

• Findings or diagnoses

• Doctor's letters

• Medication plan and emergency data

Furthermore you can:

• Set up a representative for your EHR or become a representative yourself.

• use an electronic maternity card, children's U-books, dental bonus information or a vaccination card.

• display a benefit report for the last 10 years or selected benefits.

• Take previously used patient files from another health insurance company with you when switching to the DAK.

• Use the connection to the national health portal.

What are the advantages of the ePA?

• With the ePA you have your personal medical data bundled and ready to hand in one place.

• You can keep an eye on your medical data yourself and decide who may store or view which data in your file.

• General practitioners, specialists, hospitals and patients are networked with one another.

• Doctor's letters and medication prescriptions are passed on quickly and easily.

• Your medical treatments are more targeted and better coordinated. Double treatments are avoided.

How can I use the DAK ePA app?

You need a user account to use the DAK ePA app. You already have that if you use the DAK app and you can simply activate the ePA app with the DAK app. Otherwise, please register and identify yourself once.

How safe is my data?

The development and approval of the electronic patient record is subject to strict legal requirements. As DAK, the best possible protection of your health data is particularly important to us. To ensure secure access, a one-time personal identification is required. You have several options for this, which you can select in the registration process. The servers for storing the data are in Germany, and all implementations go through intensive certification processes.

Background - good to know

Since 2021, all statutory health insurance companies have had to offer their insured persons the ePA. However, the connection of medical practices and hospitals will take place step by step. Please ask your practice / institution whether it is already connected to the ePA. However, you can already save your own medical documents and data in the EHR.

requirements

• Customer of "DAK-Gesundheit"

• Android 10 or higher with NFC usage and compatible device

• No device with modified operating system

You can view the declaration on the accessibility of the app at www.dak.de/dakepa-barrierefreiheit.