Alliance "Digital Transformation in Healthcare" founded
Renowned associations in the healthcare sector recently founded the "Digital Transformation in Healthcare" alliance. The aim of the alliance is to jointly define the priorities and need for action in the digital transformation, to develop proposals for solutions and recommendations for action, and to present as united a position as possible to policymakers.
The Corona crisis in particular has highlighted this: Digitisation in the Swiss healthcare system has a lot of catching up to do. In other areas, too, the digital transformation is not going well: important projects such as the E-ID are failing because of the referendum, the introduction of the electronic patient dossier is being delayed and the digital vaccination card had to be taken offline because of serious security problems.
United to drive the digital transformation in healthcare
In the case of complex, innovative topics such as digital transformation, political projects can be accelerated if the relevant associations agree their positions in advance and present a united front to policymakers. The "Digital Transformation" alliance was founded to promote dialogue among the associations, to define a common vision and roadmap and, derived from this, to draw up concrete political recommendations for action.
Electronic patient dossier as the core
The Alliance "Digital Transformation in Healthcare" has two core tasks. On the one hand, it wants to define the general framework that is needed for the digital transformation in healthcare. On the other hand, it wants to develop priority amendments to laws and ordinances that will help a beneficial electronic patient dossier achieve a breakthrough. "The electronic patient dossier is intended to strengthen the quality of medical treatment, improve treatment processes, increase patient safety and the efficiency of the healthcare system, as well as promote the health literacy of patients," reads the purpose article of the Electronic Patient Dossier Act (EPDG).
Wide support
The priorities are developed in Alliance working groups. The working groups are broadly based in that the various players in the alliance, such as sector and specialist associations, patient organisations, service providers and industry, are represented. The founding members include the FMH, GS1 Switzerland, IG eHealth, Interpharma, Lungenliga Schweiz, pharmaSuisse, Schweizerischer Drogistenverband, Spitex Schweiz and other well-known organisations.
Further information: www.ig-ehealth.ch
