Information for citizens, foreigners, businesses and entrepreneurs; secure direct login to one's data box; official bulletins, electronic forms - these are just some of the services that have been made available at the single web portal, which can be found at the link www.portal.gov.cz.
The VZP, the country's biggest health insurer whose board of managers comprises 10 representatives of the government and 20 representatives of parties in parliament, invested 1.8 billion crowns in the IZIP project in the past decade.
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Internet, data and voice services. The Ministry of Interior’s ambition as the founder of the Czech post office, Česká pošta, to turn the state enterprise into an integrated government service organization in the sphere of information and communication technologies (ICT) is taking shape.
Open source covers most of the applications used by the administration, offers public Internet access across the entire village and it is the basis for an SMS gateway linking the regional fire department with the volunteers in the village. The software even keeps parents up to date on changes in school schedules.
It is hoped that the speed and convenience of this method of registration will contribute to the further development of EHR services and provide healthcare professionals with key health information when they need it.
Prior to the registration it is necessary for the doctor or other healthcare worker to familiarise the patient with how the IZIP system works. A basic condition for concluding the registration is the patient's consent to the input of all the required personal data.
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