Law and regulation

What applies legally in patient education

The duty to inform, consent, electronic signature and data protection evolve with case law and legislation. Here, hospitals and practices find the legal situation in Germany and Austria – backed by primary sources and with the date of every statement.

Why medudoc

Patient education and patient intake are medudoc's area of expertise

medudoc produces its own patient education content and reviews it for currency at least once a year. To do so, medudoc needs to know every change in the duty to inform, consent and documentation. medudoc brings this knowledge together here so that your facility avoids mistakes, documents properly and learns about new developments early.

Backed by primary sources
Laws, court rulings and recommendations from medical societies are listed in the sources – so you can read them in the original.
Signed by name
Every article states its author and their qualifications. So you can see who stands behind the statements.
Dated and updated
The publication and update date appear above every article. If the legal situation changes, medudoc revises the article.
Open questions stay open
Where there are no rulings from the highest courts, the articles say so clearly. They do not replace legal advice in individual cases.