Federal internal and external health experts still see an “urgent need for action” in the digitization of the Swiss healthcare system. By the end of the year, the Federal Council should decide on a program of measures to allow things to move forward.
The national ‘DigiSanté’ program aims to make up for Switzerland’s shortfall in healthcare digitalisation by 2032, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior (FDHA) announced on Thursday.
reason for publication (see resources) was a meeting of the “Digital Switzerland Advisory Board”, chaired by Federal President and Minister of Health Alain Berset, and with the participation of Chancellor Walter Thurnherr.
The central players in the Swiss health care system agree that the digital transformation of the health care system must progress rapidly.
In contrast to other areas of life, digitization in healthcare is much less advanced. For example, once data is collected, it must be provided over and over again and cannot be used for other purposes.
It should be noted that the cantons are responsible for health care. Projects that are of national importance, such as the safe and efficient exchange of medical data or patient data, mainly require the federal government. This is the only way to ensure timely implementation.
Federal Councilor Alain Berset has also been Minister of Health since 2012 as head of the EDI and is therefore responsible for the digitization of the healthcare system together with his senior officials. However, as became clear at the beginning of the corona pandemic, those responsible had failed to move the urgent project forward in recent years. Last but not least, attempts at reform have been held back by certain interests and sabotaged by powerful interest groups.
Now Berset looks set to make up ground before his resignation is announced before the end of the year.
Since May 2022, the Federal Bureau of Public Health (FOPH) has been working together with the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FSO) on proposals for improvement. The Federal Council should take a decision on the implementation of the program by the end of 2023.
The goal is more efficiency, more transparency and greater patient safety. This would require the electronic exchange of data for treatment, billing, research and administration. Data protection, information self-determination and cybersecurity must be guaranteed.
The program includes numerous projects and is being implemented in several phases. In a first step, “a clear legal and organizational framework” and the technical requirements must be created so that information can be exchanged seamlessly.
In a second step, a national infrastructure must then be created so that new, digital healthcare services can be implemented quickly.
(dsc/sda)
source: watson
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