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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94620, first published .
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Early Implementation of a Nationwide Opt-Out Electronic Health Record for Outpatient Care in Germany: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study

Early Implementation of a Nationwide Opt-Out Electronic Health Record for Outpatient Care in Germany: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study

Susann May   1, 2 , MPH, Dr rer medic ;   Felix Muehlensiepen   1, 2 , MPH, PhD, Dr rer medic habil ;   Gina Barzen   1, 3 , Dr med ;   Frances Seifert   1 , MSc ;   Manuela Marquardt   4 , MA ;   Liane Schenk   4 , Dr phil ;   Gerhard Hindricks   1 , Prof Dr ;   Sebastian Spethmann   1, 4 , Prof Dr

1 German Heart Center at Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany

2 User Experience in Digital Health Lab, Center for Health Services Research Brandenburg, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Rüdersdorf/Neuruppin, Germany

3 Deutsches Zentrum für Herzkreislaufforschung (DZHK), Berlin, Germany

4 Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Berlin, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Susann May, MPH, Dr rer medic
  • German Heart Center at Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Chariteplatz 1
  • Berlin 10117
  • Germany
  • Phone: +49 3045050
  • Email: susann.may@dhzc-charite.de