MZ: over 600,000 e-prescriptions issued so far

Over 600,000 e-prescriptions have been issued in Poland so far as part of a pilot program that has been going on since last year, Janusz Cieszyński, Deputy Minister of Health, said. In his opinion, the planned implementation of electronic prescriptions in the whole country from the beginning of next year is fully realistic.

Electronic sick leave notes, too, were introduced in Poland  last year. According to the deputy minister, about 150,000-180,000 such notes are issued daily. The system is ready to service over 20 million such processes annually. Also, the implementation e-referrals is planned in the near future.

The challenge for next year will be to provide electronic medical records. Currently, work is underway on a draft law enabling the implementation of this project.

(PAP)