In Germany, health apps have taken off during the pandemic. Between the fall of 2019 and the summer of 2021, for example, the number of downloads of the top 40 e-health apps doubled to 2.4 million, with online appointment booking as one of the most popular categories.
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To read the article, see “Germany’s e-health transformation makes uneven progress,” March 15, 2022.