Despite Multimillion-Euro Funding: Public Health Offices Remain Digitally Inconsistent
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Public health offices in Germany are not yet uniformly set up when it comes to digitalisation. That is what the specialist outlet heise online reports. Despite substantial financial support from the federal government and the states, a so-called digital patchwork still persists: the authorities work with different systems and are at varying stages of development.
The issue is important because public health offices play a central role during a pandemic. They trace chains of infection, report cases and coordinate measures on the ground. During the Corona pandemic, it became clear that data exchange was often slow, because many processes still relied on paper, fax or Excel spreadsheets. Fast and reliable digital workflows are therefore considered an important prerequisite for better preparation for future crises.
The heise online Digital Health podcast takes a closer look at this situation. It addresses the question of how well public health offices are prepared for a new pandemic today and what obstacles remain. Topics include, among others, technical equipment, cooperation between authorities, and how existing resources can be used more effectively.
Overall, the discussion shows that digitalisation in the public health service is still at an early stage. Whether previous investments are sufficient to act quickly and in a coordinated way in an emergency remains an open question.
Sources: heise online
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