Family medicine specialists encourage you to use IKP, because there are many benefits - you can get an e-prescription by SMS or e-mail, receive an e-referral without leaving your home or check the coronavirus test results. Unfortunately, the first authorization to the system for the elderly is quite a challenge.
Why do GPs encourage patients to establish IKP?
Published June 6, 2022 14:41
The Internet Patient Account is a digital collection of information about our health condition. If we authorize such an account, we can use many services of the health care system without leaving home. You do not have to establish IKP, because every citizen with a PESEL number has IKP. But in order to fully use this system, you need to authorize the account. And here comes the problem.
- Authorization must be made by the bank - via the iPKO or Inteligo internet account - or via ePUAP - using a trusted profile or using an e-ID. It is quite a hindrance for the elderly - says Wojciech Pacholicki, vice-president of the Federation of Zielona Góra Agreement.
In Poland, IKP is already used by over 15 million. patients. The vast majority are young, professionally active people, rarely visiting doctors. Meanwhile, medics especially care about older patients. They would have the most benefit from IKP in this group.
- IKP is a very useful tool in the daily work of a doctor. Today it is mainly used to send prescription numbers and referrals, e.g. for tests. But ultimately IKP is to facilitate the tracking of the patient's fate in the system - adds Wojciech Pacholicki.
Thanks to IKP, the doctor knows what tests the patient had ordered, also in other clinics. Ultimately, the system will also show the history of medical services provided, information on test results and medications taken. But the patient with IKP also uses - he has access to prescriptions, referrals, he can change the doctor or nurse, download the EU COVID certificate, apply for the EHIC.
The National Health Fund encourages POZ clinics to help patients with starting IKP.
- The optimal way would be to confirm the patient's data with a ZUS certificate of a doctor or nurse during a visit to the office, the current method is more time-consuming - adds Wojciech Pacholicki.
Despite some shortcomings, IKP is a tool that facilitates the daily work of primary care physicians and improves communication with patients. And most importantly - IKP reduces bureaucracy.
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