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ePA
Abbreviation for elektronische Patientenakte
In short and in plain language
The ePA is a digital file about your health.
It can hold test results and letters from your doctor, for example.
You can look at it in an app from your health insurer.
Definition
The ePA is the German electronic patient record, a digital file for the health data of insured people. It can hold findings, doctors' letters and a list of medicines, for example. Insured people can view it in an app from their health insurer, for example.