Adam Niedzielski: We will introduce universal e-registration

As emphasized by Adam Niedzielski, the demand for medical services will continue to grow, mainly due to the aging of the society. At the same time, the health care system is struggling with the problem of staff shortages. The solution is to improve the system by implementing new technologies that facilitate the work of clinics and hospitals.

- In the near future we will be working on introducing universal e-registration. It will not only consist in issuing an e-referral. It will be possible to make an electronic appointment with each specialist, in the same way as it is possible to arrange vaccinations already now - announced the head of the Ministry of Health.

Former Health Minister Łukasz Szumowski, currently director of the National Institute of Cardiology, said that the e-prescriptions or electronic medical records. In his opinion, digitization of data collected during medical visits may contribute to better protection of patients against improperly prescribed treatment.

- We are starting to enter not only the area of ​​e-services and the knowledge we derive from them, but also the area of ​​e-health interventions - emphasized Łukasz Szumowski.

As indicated by the former health minister, it turns out that in Poland about 60 thousand. people struggling with atrial fibrillation are not treated properly. Poorly selected doses of anticoagulants mean an increased risk of death for them.

- By giving the doctor the information that the treatment probably needs to be checked, we have a chance to save these patients. Computerization of health care is to come down not only to collecting data, but above all it is to serve patients - added Łukasz Szumowski.

Paweł Kikosicki, director of the e-Health Center, announced that the voice of patients will have a significant impact not only on how the proposed solutions are to work, but also on what services will be designed. Patient organizations will be invited to work on innovations.