PPOZ: it is incomprehensible and scandalous for us

The main reason for the objections of ZUS is the lack of direct, objective examination of the patient in a doctor's office.

- Teleporady has been practiced in medicine (not only in Polish) since ages. From September 2019, they were regulated, sanctioned by law and did not take away any tools from doctors in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. They were a continuation of the implementation of e-health actions. E-prescriptions, e-referrals, and e-sick leave were issued, not only those related to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In case of doubts, patients were always admitted, doctors did not refuse examinations to anyone and certainly did not issue exemptions without justification, which is in the documentation. During the pandemic and epidemic threat, they turned out to be beneficial for both patients and medical staff and were widely introduced not only in POZ but also in AOS (outpatient health care) ... their patients and by continuing to infect others. Teleporada, as a medical advice, saved many lives. Now, after months, these tragic months - explaining why a particular person was referred for benefits and not examined - is a mistake. ZUS forgets that a medical consultation is always a medical consultation, both personal and remote, which is always confirmed in the medical documentation. This is how the entire civilized world functions, where e-medicine has been widely used for many years. We are still surprised by the fact that so far ZUS has not questioned the sick leaves issued by doctors, only now? It is hard not to consider it as "a witch hunt," emphasizes Bożena Janicka, president of PPOZ.

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