{"id":1998,"date":"2026-03-09T11:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medudoc.com\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:30:20","slug":"why-anamnesis-is-the-blind-spot-in-the-digitalization-of-the-or-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medudoc.com\/en\/general\/why-anamnesis-is-the-blind-spot-in-the-digitalization-of-the-or-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Why anamnesis is the blind spot in the digitalization of the OR process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many clinics and practices have invested heavily in digitalization in recent years. Electronic patient files, digital information sheets, HIS systems – the progress is visible. And yet there is one process step that is still carried out in analog form in an astonishing number of facilities: the medical history.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

This has consequences – for process quality, patient safety and cost-effectiveness. This article analyzes why the medical history is so often overlooked, what this means in concrete terms and what an end-to-end digital solution looks like – with the pre-anaesthesia outpatient clinic as a prime example. <\/p>\n\n

1. The digitization gap: What most clinics overlook<\/h2>\n\n

Anyone walking through the reception area of a modern clinic today will see tablets, screens and digital workflows. However, this fa\u00e7ade often conceals a structural gap: Digitalization has reached everyday hospital life in many areas – but rarely as a consistent, integrated process. <\/p>\n\n

Typical scenario: A patient receives their information documents digitally<\/strong> – via a link on their smartphone, with a video explanation and electronic signature. Modern, legally compliant<\/a>, efficient. A few days later, the patient attends a preparatory consultation at the clinic and fills out a multi-page paper form<\/strong> – handwritten, with illegible entries and without a completeness check. The form is scanned in, filed somewhere and has to be painstakingly reworked by the doctor during the consultation. <\/p>\n\n

This scenario is not an isolated case. It is the reality in the majority of German-speaking healthcare facilities. The anamnesis – the structured collection of medical history, medication, previous illnesses and risk factors – is the most frequently analogous step in the preclinical process. <\/p>\n