Switzerland: Canton of Uri stops support of the electronic patient dossier

The Governing Council of the Canton of Uri decided to discontinue the financial support of the electronic patient dossier (EPD) for the time being.

After more than 20 years of planning, the electronic patient file has been launched for legally insured persons. What is important now.You don't want a file? Then you have to actively object to your health insurance. Otherwise, the electronic patient file (ePA) is now introduced for you and around 73 million more Germans. But that's no reason to panic: it will still take time for the first data to land in your ePA. "Life in the file comes first …