Smart(phone) Medicine

Germany catches up in digitalisation by introducing prescribed apps. An interview with Henrik Matthies, director of the health innovation hub hih established by the Federal Ministry of Health.

What exactly can hih deliver what before wasn’t impossible to achieve? Do you believe that after years of stagnancy, the digitalisation will finally start?

Yes, indeed, I am very optimistic. This time we won’t screw it up. It took us 15 years, and almost no progress, to realise that the initial setup is not working. You can’t leave all the decision to market players themselves. There has to be a central authority that develops basic principles. We are here because one thing is to develop a roadmap, but equally important topic is to translate it into action.

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