{"id":97777,"date":"2026-04-23T00:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:21:18","slug":"digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"display:inline-block;background:#F21F05;color:#fff;padding:4px 14px;border-radius:20px;font-size:0.85em;margin-bottom:18px;\">5-minute read<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>75 million electronic patient records (EPRs) have been created. Yet fewer than four percent of insured individuals actively use them. Just one in four hospitals has launched pilot operations. From 2026, digitalization penalties of up to two percent per billing case loom. Germany\u2019s largest healthcare digitalization initiative\u2014the EPR\u2014has hit a wall.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#fafafa;border-left:4px solid #F21F05;padding:20px 24px;margin:32px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">The Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>75 million EPRs created, under 4% used:<\/strong> The opt-out rate is just 5%, yet almost no one accesses their record (borncity, AOK, KZV BW, 2026).<\/li>\n<li><strong>40% of hospitals in pilot mode:<\/strong> That sounds like progress\u2014up from just 7% in September 2025. But 43% don\u2019t expect hospital-wide rollout until Q3 2026 (DKI rapid survey, March 2026).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Up to 2% penalty per case:<\/strong> Five mandatory digital services must be implemented; otherwise, digitalization penalties apply to every inpatient case (\u00a75 para. 3h KHEntgG).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany ranks 16th out of 17:<\/strong> In the Bertelsmann Foundation\u2019s Digital Health Index, Germany trails only Poland. Estonia and Denmark show how it\u2019s done.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u20ac7 billion in savings potential:<\/strong> McKinsey estimates the EPR alone could eliminate duplicate exams and communication breakdowns. So far, virtually none of that potential has been tapped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">75 Million Records, 4% Users: EPR by the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Since its nationwide launch in April 2025, every statutory health insurance member in Germany automatically receives an electronic patient record\u2014unless they explicitly opt out. The opt-out model works: Only about 5% of insured individuals have objected\u20144.3% at AOK, 7% at Techniker Krankenkasse, and even 10% at KKH.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The issue isn\u2019t record creation\u2014it\u2019s engagement. Recent surveys show only around 4.2 to 4.6 million insured individuals have registered for a health ID\u2014roughly 6% of SHI (statutory health insurance) members. Active usage is even lower: An estimated 3.6% open their EPR regularly.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:20px;margin:32px 0;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:180px;text-align:center;background:#fff5f5;border-radius:12px;padding:24px 16px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5em,5vw,2.4em);font-weight:700;color:#c0392b;letter-spacing:-0.03em;\">75 Mio.<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">EPRs created<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Source: GKV, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:180px;text-align:center;background:#fff5f5;border-radius:12px;padding:24px 16px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5em,5vw,2.4em);font-weight:700;color:#c0392b;letter-spacing:-0.03em;\">~4 %<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">active users<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Source: borncity, Jan. 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:180px;text-align:center;background:#fff5f5;border-radius:12px;padding:24px 16px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(1.5em,5vw,2.4em);font-weight:700;color:#c0392b;letter-spacing:-0.03em;\">~5 %<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">opt-out rate<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Source: KZV BW, AOK, TK, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">For hospitals and outpatient physicians, this means: The infrastructure exists on paper\u2014but rarely makes it into daily care. Today, most patients still face the familiar mix of paper forms, faxed reports, and phone follow-ups during hospital admissions.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The federal government allocated \u20ac4.3 billion through the Hospital Future Act (KHZG) to change this. McKinsey estimates the EPR\u2019s annual savings potential at \u20ac7 billion\u2014fewer duplicate exams, faster data exchange, and more efficient communication among GPs, hospitals, and specialists. Of the total \u20ac42 billion annual digitalization potential in healthcare, only a fraction\u2014\u20ac1.4 billion\u2014has been realized so far (McKinsey eHealth Monitor, 2025).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">Why Hospitals Are Struggling: KIS Updates, Staffing, and Processes<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The DKI rapid survey from March 2026\u2014completed by 489 hospitals\u2014reveals a mixed picture. Ninety percent of respondents have started technical implementation. Forty percent are already piloting ePA integration within clinical workflows\u2014a significant jump from just 7% in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Yet: 18% of hospitals are still waiting over five months past the mandatory deadline for their hospital information system (KIS) update. And 43% don\u2019t expect full hospital-wide ePA deployment until Q3 2026. The bottleneck isn\u2019t just technology\u2014it\u2019s the underlying processes.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote style=\"border-left:4px solid #F21F05;margin:32px 0;padding:20px 24px;background:#fafafa;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.6;color:#333;\">\n&#8220;Introducing the ePA in hospitals is a genuine transformation project that demands extensive procedural and organizational changes. Hospitals can\u2019t just flip a switch and make it work.&#8221;\n<cite style=\"display:block;margin-top:12px;font-size:0.8em;color:#888;font-style:normal;\">&#8211; Prof. Dr. Henriette Neumeyer, Deputy Chair of the Board, German Hospital Association (DKG) (DKG press release, March 2026)<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Organizational hurdles weigh heavier than technical ones. The ePA must be woven into existing admission workflows, access rights defined, data protection concepts updated, and medical staff trained. That eats up time and personnel\u2014both in short supply across German hospitals.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Technical setbacks haven\u2019t helped. In February 2026, a smoke detector alarm at a Frankfurt data center knocked out the entire Telematics Infrastructure for eight hours\u2014leaving ePA, e-prescriptions, secure email (KIM), and electronic medication plans (VSDM) inaccessible. The same month, a software glitch at AOK Bavaria mistakenly locked and wiped 6,400 ePAs. No data was lost in either case\u2014but the incidents only fueled skeptics\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">One underestimated challenge remains the TI connector replacement: Around 7,900 outdated TI connectors using obsolete RSA encryption must be swapped out by the end of 2026, as certificate renewal is technically impossible. The eHBA smart card replacement runs in parallel until 30 June 2026. For hospitals still waiting on their KIS update, these challenges are stacking up.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">The Digitalization Penalty: What Hospitals Will Pay From 2026<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #F21F05;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;\">\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Definition<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>Digitalization penalty<\/strong> is a percentage-based deduction applied to every inpatient and partial-inpatient billing case if a hospital fails to commission or implement certain mandatory digital services by the specified deadlines. The legal basis is \u00a75 para. 3h of the Hospital Remuneration Act (KHEntgG).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">From 1 January 2026, penalties will apply to five mandatory digital services. Any hospital unable to demonstrate implementation by 31 December 2025 will face a deduction on every billing case:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:32px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.95em;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#F21F05;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:12px 16px;text-align:left;\">Mandatory Service<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:12px 16px;text-align:center;\">Penalty<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e9ecef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;\">Patient portals<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;\">0.5 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e9ecef;background:#fafafa;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;\">Digital nursing and treatment documentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;\">0.6 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e9ecef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;\">Clinical decision support systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;\">0.2 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e9ecef;background:#fafafa;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;\">Digital medication management<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;\">0.4 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e9ecef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;\">Digital service ordering<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:600;\">0.3 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fff5f5;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:700;\">Maximum total penalty<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 16px;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#c0392b;\">2.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">For a medium-sized hospital handling 15,000 inpatient cases annually with an average revenue of \u20ac5,000 per case, the maximum 2% penalty means an annual loss of \u20ac1.5 million. These aren\u2019t hypothetical numbers\u2014they\u2019re real financial hits for hospitals that fail to implement all five mandatory services on schedule.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The pressure doesn\u2019t let up: By the end of 2027, at least 60% of inpatient cases must be digitally documented, rising to 70% by the end of 2028. Hospitals that meet the initial implementation requirements but fall short of usage targets will face renewed penalties.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">Estonia, Denmark, Germany: A Sobering Comparison<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">In the Bertelsmann Foundation&#8217;s Digital Health Index &#8211; which compares 17 OECD countries &#8211; Germany ranks 16th. Only Poland scores lower. Estonia and Denmark lead the field, having demonstrated functional digital healthcare for over a decade.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">In Estonia, 99% of the population holds a digital patient record; 100% of physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies connect to the national ENHIS system. Its foundation is the X-Road infrastructure, which since 2002 has interoperably linked all public and private IT systems nationwide.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Denmark achieves near-100% e-prescription adoption and sees over one-third of its population use the national health portal sundhed.dk &#8211; generating 1.7 million monthly visits. General practitioners and pharmacies operate at 100% connectivity; specialists at 98%.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">What unites both nations: centralized political leadership with binding targets, clear interoperability standards from day one, and tangible citizen benefits. The Bertelsmann Foundation identifies five success factors: strong governance, centralized steering instead of fragmented federalism, unambiguous interoperability standards, a constructive culture around errors, and visible added value for citizens.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">Germany, by contrast, hosts 130 statutory health insurers &#8211; each with different apps &#8211; a Gematik caught between ministerial oversight and industry coordination, and 16 federal states pursuing divergent digitalization strategies. The result: Even the ambitious KHZG funding program failed to overcome structural fragmentation. PwC estimates hospitals bear roughly 16% of digitalization costs themselves &#8211; and cover 50-100% of ongoing operational expenses (PwC, November 2023).<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">What IT Leaders Should Do Now<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The situation is unsatisfactory &#8211; but not hopeless. Those who set the right priorities now can avoid penalties while laying foundations for genuine hospital digitalization.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>1. Clarify and escalate KIS update status.<\/strong> Eighteen percent of hospitals still await their KIS update. If the KIS vendor fails to deliver, document this in writing &#8211; not only as evidence for payers, but to prove delays aren&#8217;t self-inflicted.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>2. Define and launch a pilot ward.<\/strong> The jump from 7% to 40% pilot participation shows: Starting yields progress. One ward suffices initially. Crucially, it&#8217;s not enough for technology to function &#8211; the ePA must integrate into physicians&#8217; and nurses&#8217; daily workflows.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>3. Secure proof of commissioning for all five mandatory services.<\/strong> Penalties trigger upon missing commissioning &#8211; not delayed implementation. A signed contract or project order can prevent penalties, even if implementation remains underway.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>4. Launch a training program.<\/strong> The DKI survey makes it clear: The bottleneck lies not in technology, but in organization. Training for physicians, nursing staff, and administrative personnel must run in parallel with technical implementation &#8211; not afterward.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"><strong>5. Look ahead.<\/strong> The ePA isn&#8217;t an isolated IT project. It&#8217;s the foundation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS), scheduled to enable cross-border patient data exchange from 2029 onward. Building that foundation today positions your hospital for the next stage of networking. Waiting means catching up later &#8211; under even greater time pressure.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #e9ecef;border-radius:6px;background:#f8f9fa;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n<summary style=\"padding:14px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\"><strong>What is the opt-out rate for the electronic patient record (ePA)?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">On average, around 5% of statutory health insurance members have opted out of the ePA. Rates vary by provider: 4.3% at AOK, 7% at Techniker Krankenkasse, and 10% at KKH. Opt-out numbers have plateaued since the April 2025 rollout.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #e9ecef;border-radius:6px;background:#f8f9fa;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n<summary style=\"padding:14px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\"><strong>What are the consequences if a hospital fails to avoid the digitalization penalty?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">The penalty applies to every inpatient and partial-inpatient billing case and can reach up to 2% of the case revenue. For a hospital handling 15,000 cases annually with an average revenue of \u20ac5,000 per case, this could mean up to \u20ac1.5 million in annual losses. From late 2027, minimum usage quotas of at least 60% will also be enforced.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #e9ecef;border-radius:6px;background:#f8f9fa;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n<summary style=\"padding:14px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\"><strong>How does Germany stack up internationally on digital patient records?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">In the Bertelsmann Foundation\u2019s Digital Health Index, Germany ranks 16th out of 17 OECD countries surveyed. Estonia (ranked #1) has maintained 99% coverage and 100% physician connectivity for over a decade. Meanwhile, Denmark has achieved near-universal e-prescription adoption and sees 1.7 million monthly users on its national health portal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #e9ecef;border-radius:6px;background:#f8f9fa;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n<summary style=\"padding:14px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\"><strong>What is the ePA\u2019s potential for cost savings?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">According to the McKinsey eHealth Monitor 2025, the ePA alone could save approximately \u20ac7 billion annually\u2014by cutting duplicate examinations, streamlining provider communication, and speeding up access to patient data. McKinsey estimates the total annual digitalization potential across German healthcare at \u20ac42 billion.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details style=\"border:1px solid #e9ecef;border-radius:6px;background:#f8f9fa;margin-bottom:8px;\">\n<summary style=\"padding:14px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;\"><strong>Is the ePA secure?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\">At the end of 2024, the Chaos Computer Club identified theoretical vulnerabilities that could have allowed unauthorized access to patient records; Gematik addressed the issue before the nationwide rollout. In February 2026, two incidents occurred: an eight-hour outage in the telematics infrastructure (TI) due to a data center fault, and a data mishap at AOK Bavaria where 6,400 records were accidentally locked. No data was lost in either case\u2014but the events highlight that the infrastructure is still evolving.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<div class=\"evm-styled-box\" style=\"background:#fff5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-top:3px solid #F21F05;\">\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:64px;margin-bottom:20px;\">Editor&#8217;s Reading Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/?p=96600\">How secure is the electronic patient record?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/?p=96299\">Austria: Fax ban sparks chaos in healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/?p=84659\">From legacy systems to networked care: How synaforce is transforming hospitals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-style:italic;color:#888;font-size:0.85em;\">Header Image Source: Pexels \/ MART PRODUCTION (px:7089625)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5-minute read 75 million electronic patient records (EPRs) have been created. Yet fewer than four percent of insured individuals actively use them. Just one in four hospitals has launched pilot operations. From 2026, digitalization penalties of up to two percent per billing case loom. Germany\u2019s largest healthcare digitalization initiative\u2014the EPR\u2014has hit a wall. The Key [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":92733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"epa in hospitals","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-adv":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","featured_post_sortierung":0,"featured_post":0,"pre_headline":"","bildquelle":"","teasertext":"","language":"de","footnotes":""},"categories":[1146,1278],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-97777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-life-sciences-health-care","9":"entry"},"wpml_language":"en","wpml_translation_of":94213,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MyBusinessFuture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyBusinessFuture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tobias Massow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mbusinessfuture\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mbusinessfuture\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tobias Massow\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tobias Massow\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5a5f67d388de091844cc887ac56f3760\"},\"headline\":\"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\"},\"wordCount\":1669,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Life Sciences &amp; Health Care\",\"Life Sciences &amp; Health Care\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\",\"name\":\"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/\",\"name\":\"MyBusinessFuture\",\"description\":\"B2B-Magazin f\u00fcr Digitalisierung, KI und Business-Innovation \u2014 Fachartikel f\u00fcr IT-Entscheider im DACH-Raum\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MyBusinessFuture\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MBF-logo-schwarz.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MBF-logo-schwarz.png\",\"width\":398,\"height\":241,\"caption\":\"MyBusinessFuture\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyBusinessFuture\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mbusinessfuture\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/mybusinessfuture\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5a5f67d388de091844cc887ac56f3760\",\"name\":\"Tobias Massow\",\"description\":\"Tobias Massow ist Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer der Evernine Media GmbH und Herausgeber von MyBusinessFuture. Er verantwortet die strategische Ausrichtung des Magazins und des gesamten MBF Media Netzwerks mit vier B2B-Fachmagazinen f\u00fcr IT-Entscheider im deutschsprachigen Raum.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tobias-massow\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/experte\/tobias-evm\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture","description":"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture","og_description":"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!","og_url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/","og_site_name":"MyBusinessFuture","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyBusinessFuture","article_published_time":"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tobias Massow","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mbusinessfuture","twitter_site":"@mbusinessfuture","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tobias Massow","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/"},"author":{"name":"Tobias Massow","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5a5f67d388de091844cc887ac56f3760"},"headline":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April","datePublished":"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/"},"wordCount":1669,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg","articleSection":["Life Sciences &amp; Health Care","Life Sciences &amp; Health Care"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/","url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/","name":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April - MyBusinessFuture","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-23T00:21:18+00:00","description":"Digitalization: Boost your business with AI insights. Future-proof your operations now!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/epa-krankenhaus-digitalisierung-2026.jpg","width":1280,"height":853},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/digital-health-records-in-hospitals-just-40-testingfines\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Digital Health Records in Hospitals: Just 40% Testing\u2014Fines Kick In April"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/","name":"MyBusinessFuture","description":"B2B-Magazin f\u00fcr Digitalisierung, KI und Business-Innovation \u2014 Fachartikel f\u00fcr IT-Entscheider im DACH-Raum","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#organization","name":"MyBusinessFuture","url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MBF-logo-schwarz.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MBF-logo-schwarz.png","width":398,"height":241,"caption":"MyBusinessFuture"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyBusinessFuture","https:\/\/x.com\/mbusinessfuture","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/mybusinessfuture\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5a5f67d388de091844cc887ac56f3760","name":"Tobias Massow","description":"Tobias Massow ist Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer der Evernine Media GmbH und Herausgeber von MyBusinessFuture. Er verantwortet die strategische Ausrichtung des Magazins und des gesamten MBF Media Netzwerks mit vier B2B-Fachmagazinen f\u00fcr IT-Entscheider im deutschsprachigen Raum.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tobias-massow\/"],"url":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/experte\/tobias-evm\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybusinessfuture.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}